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Close Calls recounts 68 true tales of climbers who let their guard down and lived to tell about it. Written in classic John Long style with a potent combination of levity and sobriety, and accompanied by Tami Knight's wickedly hilarious cartoons, this book is equal parts entertainment and instruction. Safe climbing requires constant vigilance. Even experts occasionally slip up, leaving fate to decide if the day will end in an emergency room bed or the Mountain Room Bar. Yet each scenario, regardless of the outcome, provides an opportunity to prevent similar mishaps from occurring in the future. Close Calls offers climbers a chance to learn hard lessons the easy way, from the comfort of their favorite recliner, with John Long hosting the show.


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In his new book that is entertaining and instructional, world famous rock climber and accomplished writer John Long has collected stories about people who almost died climbing and lived to tell about it, haved learn from it, and in the end even managed to laugh about it.


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In his new book that is entertaining and instructional, world famous rock climber and accomplished writer John Long has collected stories about people who almost died climbing and lived to tell about it, haved learn from it, and in the end even managed to laugh about it.

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In his new book that is entertaining and instructional, world famous rock climber and accomplished writer John Long has collected stories about people who almost died climbing and lived to tell about it, haved learn from it, and in the end even managed to laugh about it.

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