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Shattered AirA True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome. By Bob Madgic On the evening of July 27, 1985, five hikers made a fateful choice to climb Yosemite's fabled Half Dome even as the sky darkened and thunder rolled. By night's end, two would be dead from a lightning strike, three gravely wounded, and desperate EMT's would be overseeing a harrowing post-midnight helicopter rescue. SHATTERED AIR : A True Account of Catastrophe, Courage and Rescue on Yosemite's Half Dome by Bob Madgic, is a tautly written account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose depiction of nature's fearsome power is tempered by unforgettable portraits of human courage and the will to survive. The catastrophe at Half Dome remains one of the worst hiking accidents in Yosemite history. The tragedy stemmed from the recklessness of two hiking leaders who opted to climb Half Dome despite a looming thunderstorm. As Madgic reveals, this decision was typical of their take-no-prisoners approach to the outdoors, an attitude he details in this thrilling and disturbing story. Madgic chronicles the complete story of the disaster with the aid of Esteban and many of the other participants, including Linda Crozier, the then-22-year-old EMT who saved the lives of the injured in a daring and terrifying nighttime rescue. A sobering and compelling story, SHATTERED AIR is a brilliant dissection of that fateful day when a violent lightning strike forever changed the lives of not only a few brazen hikers but also of the incredibly brave people who rescued the survivors. “Bob Madgic's Shattered Air reminds us more than ever that we must sharpen our awareness and be prepared for all of nature's dramatic moods. Every outdoorperson should read this book. ” “Madgic provides a fascinating account…and his contribution to the adventure category is at once a terrifying story and an urgent cautionary tale.” “Yosemite Valley crackles with electricity. Now, in Bob Madgic's Shattered Air , electricity meets life—with tragedy as the outcome. If you like energy, you'll love this book.” Shattered Air has the breathtaking immediacy and authenticity that distinguish some of the finest accounts of mountain expeditions gone terribly awry—including Joe Simpson's Touching the Void and Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air .
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