Foreword
Prologue
PLAY THE GAME
FINGERPRINTS
TEN-YEAR WIND AND SNOW
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD
THIS TIME FROM THE TOP
THE DREAM COMES TRUE
“YOUR PASSPORT SURE WILL BE FULL”
RUSSIA’S SECRET HANGING VALLEY
ADVENTURE TRAVEL AT ITS FINEST
GOING IT ALONE (AND SICK)
LANDING ON ICE, WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
“NO ONE CAN MAKE ME LEAVE”
COMMITTED AND CLEAR
SWITCHING PARTNERS
RACING THE DEVIL
“JUST SAY WHAT YOU DID”
CALLED OUT ON A TECHNICALITY
SENDING IN SPECIAL OPS
“LEAVING THE VALLEY”
DON’T RUSH THE MOUNTAIN
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
AN INNER JOURNEY
“WHO CALLS THIS THE EASY WAY?”
THE SUMMIT
“DO NOT SIT DOWN AND DIE”
“LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT”
FREEING THE SPIRIT
Afterword
Acknowledgments
