Mountain Climbing, Extreme Skiing, and the Art of Losing Everything, Part 3

In Part 2, I mentioned that one false move while I was glissading would have meant almost instant death. It certainly wasn't the first time I could have died on the alpine slopes. When I was sixteen, my dad, brother and I decided to climb the western slope of Glacier Peak. It was our first climb up this particular mountain, but for three of our friends it was their first time ever mountain climbing.

Apr 23,2009, 1:10PM |

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Mountain Climbing, Extreme Skiing, and the Art of Losing Everything, Part 2

By David Sanford

In Part 1, I mentioned that I see myself as a fairly courageous person. The hard part for me is separating courage from recklessness. In my new book, If God Disappears, I talk about my own adventures in extreme skiing or glissading. What follows is an abridged version of what I wrote...

Apr 22,2009, 9:50PM |

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Mountain Climbing, Extreme Skiing, and the Art of Losing Everything, Part 1

By David Sanford

Don't ask me how I talked my wife, Renée, into watching one of the newest extreme sports movies. She's a brave soul. Unless you're in the habit of spending Christmas or New Year's in New York or Los Angeles, you probably didn't catch the limited theatrical release of Steep: Without Risk... There Is No Adventure.

Apr 22,2009, 12:05PM |

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