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Shattered Air A True Account of Catastrophe, Courage and Rescue on Yosemite’s Half Dome Bob Madgic “Fascinating . . . . At once a terrifying story and an urgent cautionary tale.” – Publishers Weekly “A penetrating account.” – Booklist “If you’ve ever felt cavalier about mountain thunderstorms, this drama should fix it.” – San Francisco Chronicle 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 midnight helicopter rescue. In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, SHATTERED AIR is a compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue. This is the first paperback edition of this highly-praised narrative. Bob Madgic is a retired public-school administrator and now a full-time writer on the outdoors. He lives in Anderson, CA (central northern CA).   $16.95 Adventure/Outdoors Paperback 224 pages 6 x 9 16 black & white photographs, 10 line drawings ISBN: 1-58080-142-0