Learn about a variety of extreme sports, both well-known and obscure, and how and why extreme athletes do what they do.

Since the beginning of time, we have been fascinated with heights. Mount Everest, therefore, is at the tip top of our fascination. In this tale, you call the sh

YOU are an experienced mountain climber. Your goal is to reach the top of the world's highest and most dangerous mountains. Will you attempt to: Scale Tanzania'

"Surviving the Extremes brings personal experience and scientific knowledge together beautifully, giving us narrative that are powerful, moving, and very real."

"Describes the fight for survival in the jungle"--Provided by publisher.