To the Edge: A Man Death Valley and the Mystery of Endurance
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Journalist Kirk Johnson knows painmind-numbing body wracking pain. When his beloved older brother commits suicide Kirk starts runningrunning to escape running to understand running straight into the hell of Badwater the ultimate test of endurance equal to five consecutive marathons. From the inferno of Death Valley to the freezing summit of Mt. Whitney alongside a group of dreamers fanatics and virtual running machines Kirk will stare down his limitations and his fears on a journey inwarda journey that just might offer the redemption of his deepest and most personal loss. Kirk Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist whose transforming experience in Death Valley raises To The Edge beyond the realm of simple sports narrative. With its story of heartbreaking loss and profound survival To The Edge is reminiscent of the New York Times bestselling Into Thin Air (Villard 1997).
