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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 979.133 EAN: 9780970097316 ISBN: 097009731X Label: Puma Press Manufacturer: Puma Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 408 Publication Date: May 25, 2001 Publisher: Puma Press Studio: Puma Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders. Two veterans of decades of adventuring in Grand Canyon chronicle the first complete and comprehensive history of Canyon misadventures. These episodes span the entire era of visitation from the time of the first river exploration by John Wesley Powell and his crew of 1869 to that of tourists falling off its rims in Y2K. These accounts of the 550 people who have met untimely deaths in the Canyon set a new high water mark for offering the most astounding array of adventures, misadventures, and life saving lessons published between any two covers. Over the Edge promises to be the most intense yet informative book on Grand Canyon ever written. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A sobering book, a must for anyone visiting the Grand Canyon.One of the best books I have had the pleasure to read! I recently took my boy scout troop from Greenville, S.C. on a trip to the Grand Canyon. I was so impressed my wife and I returned a month later. While there I saw this book in many stores, gift shops, and visitors centers. I considered getting it while out there, but felt the price locally was a little high. when we returned, I decided to get it from Amazon. Having visited the Grand Canyon has given us a great respect for it's vast ... Read More Rating:  - Historical Inaccuracies/Conjecture With Entertaining & Morbid StoriesHaving hiked all established trails in the Grand Canyon except the Nankoweap and North Bass (and parts of the Tonto Trail), and having kayaked/rafted the length of the Colorado River on private, 3-week expeditions twice, one could say that I have considerable interest and respect for that awe-inspiring place. So naturally, when I saw this book by Ghiglieri & Myers at a Grand Canyon bookstore, I was immediately interested. For the most part, I found it entertaining and instructive...I have used some of ... Read More Rating: - Grand Read about the Grand CanyonI admit it. I cannot put down a good book about stupid people making bad decisions in a spectacular, and spectacularly dangerous, place. There are a lot of short stories in here about how things went really, really bad for people who were unprepared, stupid, didn't know what they were getting into, or were just pure unlucky. I saw the book in Flagstaff the day before I started a week long raft trip through the canyon. I decided it was probably a bad idea to read it then. Once I got back ... Read More Rating: - No Place for CowardsYou have many ways to die in Grand Canyon: fall, jump, get pushed, clown around, drown, starve, thirst, or be in an airliner collision over that vast chasm. Ghighlieri and Myers, a wilderness river guide and a Grand Canyon physician, methodically, graphically, painstakingly document the known deaths by name, date, events leading up to and subsequent rescue and/or recovery efforts. A fascinating read, should be required for anyone planning a visit to such a beautiful and potentially fatal attraction. Rating: - Should be Required ReadingAlthough it sounds a bit morbid, this book is a very good read. There is a good mix of entertaining anecdotes and statistical analysis. The authors delve into the root causes and chains of events that have led to the hundreds of deaths in the canyon and really drive home the point that people make the same mistakes over and over and over again. If you are thinking about hiking, backpacking, or rafting in the canyon, I highly reccomend reading this book first - it will help you make the right decisions ... Read More 
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