Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders

By Michael P. Ghiglieri & Thomas M. Myers. A must-read for anyone planning on going into the Grand Canyon. whether you are hiking, river running or just visiting!

Two veterans of decades of adventuring in Grand Cayon chronicle the first complete and comprehensive history of Canyon misadventures. These episodes span the entire era of visitation from the time fo the first river exploration by John Wesley Powell and his crew of 1869 to that of tourists falling off its rims today. These accounts of the nearly 600 people who have met untimely deaths in the Canyon set a new high water mark for offering the most astounding array of adventures, misadventures, and life saving lessons published between any two covers. OVER THE EDGE promises to bhe most intense yet informative book on Grand Canyon every written.

Library Journal says: "Flagstaff, AZ-based authors Ghiglieri, a biologist who leads river trips in the Grand Canyon and abroad, and Myers (Fateful Journey: Injury and Death on Colorado River Trips in Grand Canyon), a medical doctor who has treated hundreds of Canyon injuries, have compiled a fascinating chronicle of deaths and dangers in Grand Canyon National Park. The book is arranged by category falls, dehydration, floods, the Colorado River, air crashes, freak accidents, suicides, and murder and at the end of each chapter is a chronological list with names, descriptions, and causes of the accidents. The authors show that most of the deaths, whether of tourists, prospectors, or experienced adventurers, occurred when people failed to pay attention to warning signs or did not use common sense; others are attributed to high testosterone levels."

Softcover.