DiZinno, Theresa Daus-Weber, Rich Haefele, Dawn Baker, Dan Hadlich and Julia Stephen, Steve DeRoma, Jon Jaecks, Eric Niemeyer, Kyu Park, Pam Pelky, Bob and Yvonna Graham, Howard Huang, Bill Hemmen, Paul Budd, the Misiuks of Washington, Jamie Laurens, Jon Heinrich, Scott MacLennan, Jim Dennis and the NMMC, Rick Inman, Dave Johnson, Dave Benjes, Jeff Herd, Greg Jackson, Aaron Blawn, Judson Cole, Jamie Stoutenberg, Angie Kokjer, Mike Michalek, Guido Bender, Carl Drew, Megan Simon, Sarah Hall, Chewy Hoover, Tony Angelis, Suwei Wu, and Jackie Blumberg.
For the stories and history of Blue John Griffith, I used Pearl Baker’s book and recommend it for an entertaining look into the lives of the anti-heroes who populated the backcountry of southeastern Utah in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Baker, Pearl. The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost. Abelard-Schuman, New York, 1971.
Additionally, I recommend the following books for the influence they have had on my life.
Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. Random House, New York, 1968.
– -. The Monkeywrench Gang. Avon Press, New York, 1975.
Bickel, Lennard. Mawson’s Will: The Greatest Survival Story Ever Written. Dorset Press, New York, 1977.
Boukreev, Anatoly, and G. Weston DeWalt. The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1997.
Dawson II, Louis W. Dawson’s Guide to Colorado’s Fourteeners, Volumes 1 and 2. Blue Cover Press, Monument, Colorado, 1994.
Kelsey, Michael R. Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau, 4th Ed. Kelsey Publishing, Provo, Utah, 1999.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. Villard Books, New York, 1996.
– -. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. Villard Books, New York, 1997.
Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1974.
Roach, Gerry, and Jennifer Roach. Colorado’s Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, Colorado, 2001.
Simpson, Joe. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival. Harper & Row, New York, 1988.
Twight, Mark F. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 2001.
Twight, Mark F., and James Martin. Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, & High. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 1999.
Phish song lyrics appearing on pages 16 through 20 are reprinted with permission from Who Is She? Music, Inc; extract from Dark Shadows Falling by Jo Simpson published by Jonathan Cape and appearing on pg. 72 is reprinted with permission from The Random House Group Limited; lyrics from the song “Desert Dawn” by String Cheese Incident/Christina Callicott appearing on pg. 98 are reprinted with permission from Christina Callicott; extract from Into the Wild by John Krakauer appearing on pg. 73 is reprinted with permission from The Random House Group Limited; extracts from Kiss or Kill by Mark Twight appearing on pages 94, 114, and 286 are reprinted with permission from Mountaineer Books; song lyrics from “Fearless” performed by Pink Floyd appearing on pg. 154 are courtesy of Roger Waters; extract from the film The Matrix Revolutions appearing on pg. 228 is reprinted with permission from Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc.; extract from the film Fight Club appearing on pg. 273 is reprinted with permission from Fight Club © 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. All rights reserved; song lyrics from “(I’m a) Roadrunner” performed by the Jerry Garcia Band appearing on pg. 332 are reprinted with permission from the Hal Leonard Corporation.
In the Grand Canyon, April 1999.
Mom and me, 1977.
My sister and me at Grandma Ralston’s, 1983.
At Yellowstone National Park, 1987.
My first skiing trip, 1987. Note the fear.
Betty Darr and me at my graduation from Carnegie Mellon University, 1997.
American Gothic. Mom and Dad at Lake Chelan, Washington.
With Mom, Dad, and Sonja on the top of the 14,084-foot Handies Peak, 2000.
Sonja and me at Havasupai, Thanksgiving 1998.
My first alpine rock climb: Mark Van Eeckhout and me, in front of Wham Ridge on Vestal Peak, on Labor Day 1998.
The Grand Teton, two days before the bear stalking.
On the summit of Mount Humphreys, Arizona, March 1998.
My first solo winter fourteener-Quandary Peak, December 1998.
Ringing the Bells-South Maroon Peak, March 2003.
Steve Patchett, Jason Halladay, me, and Bob Graham, on top of Dallas Peak, Labor Day 2001.
My footprints on the Knife Ridge on Capitol Peak, February 2003.
