A true story of kidnap and escape of 4 climbers in the mountains of Central
\nAsia<\/p>\n
Before dawn on August 12, 2000, four of America’s best young rock climbers –
\nthe oldest of them only 25 – were asleep in their portaledges high on the
\nYellow Wall in the Pamir-Alai mountain range of Kyrgyzstan. At daybreak, they
\nwould be kidnapped at gunpoint by fanatical militants of the Islamic Movement
\nof Uzbekistan, which operates out of secret bases in Tajikistan and
\nAfghanistan and is linked to Al Qaeda. The kidnappers, themselves barely out
\nof their teens, intended to use their hostages as human shields and for ransom
\nmoney as they moved across Kyrgyzstan. They hid the climbers by day and
\nmarched them by night through freezing, treacherous mountain terrain, with
\nlittle food, no clean water, and the constant threat of execution.<\/p>\n
The four climbers — Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, Jason ‚Singer‘ Smith, and
\nJohn Dickey – would see a fellow hostage, a Kyrgyz soldier, executed before
\ntheir eyes. And in a remarkable life-and-death crucible over six terrifying
\ndays, they would be forced to choose between saving their own lives and
\ncommitting an act none of them thought they ever could.<\/p>\n
In Over the Edge, the climbers reveal the complete story of their nightmarish
\nordeal to journalist and climber Greg Child. With riveting details, Child re-
\ncreates the entire hour-by-hour drama, from the first ricocheting bullets to
\nthe climatic decision that gains them their freedom. Set in a region rife with
\nnarcotics and terrorism, this is a compelling story about loyalty and the will
\nto survive. What continues to make it relevant today, 15 years after the
\nevents took place, is the geopolitical context – the incident happened,
\neerily, on the eve of 9-\/11; the fact that at least two of the four climbers
\ncontinue to be prominent in the sport; and the details incorporated into the
\nstory around the media hype and controversy regarding the climbers and their
\nstory.<\/p>\n
Not available in over ten years, this new edition is the first time in
\npaperback and has a new afterword by the author.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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