A Life On The Edge – Eric Jones

‹Beware›, a fellow adventurer once told Eric Jones. ‹The reaper lurks.› But
perhaps he truly has nine lives.He was the first British man to solo the Eiger
North Face – one of the greatest challenges in the climbing world. On the
Matterhorn, he was swept within 10 feet of a sheer precipice.

As he soared over Mount Everest in a hot air balloon, he had to climb outside
the basket to relight the burners. He has climbed dangerous mountains on five
continents, parachuted onto the North Pole and BASE jumped from skyscrapers,
bridges, masts and mountains.

He skydived into the Cave of the Swallows in Mexico, dropping into the
1,400-foot hole in the earth. Astounded people often ask Eric a question: Why
do you do it? It is something that cannot be answered simply. For Eric’s life
on the edge is quite a story. And this is it.

‹Eric’s many solo ascents can be respected for being free from any sense of
heroics, and for his sense of humour when his stories are told. His strength,
self-sufficiency and silent courage are admirable.› – Reinhold Messner