The Cool of the Wild: An Extremist's Guide to Adventure Sports

by Howard Tomb

Offers tongue-in-cheek advice on surviving adventure sports, including climbing, skiing, scuba diving, ocean sailing, and cave exploration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809237741
• ISBN13: 9780809237746
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Extremely witty and subtle; he's obviously been there.

As a long-time mountaineer, rock climber, ice climber, skydiver, etc., I was profoundly impessed with the depth and accuracy of Tomb's knowledge. His understated and bone-dry wit has been a hit with every serious outdoorsperson I know, while no one else can figure out what we find so funny. If you can appreciate receiving a deduction of style points for a skull jam, this book is for you!