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Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite Paperback – March 28, 2007

by Michael P. Ghiglieri (Author), Charles R. Farabee (Author), Jim Myers (Illustrator)
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Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in America's first protected land of scenic wonders.
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This book is much, much more than a simple accounting on tragedy. It is rich in historical context and develops the setting and background for the deaths chronicled. It provides valuable lessons to be learned and to be re-learned and reinforced. Through the investigative reports, it puts you into the minds of some of the people involved and even into the minds of the victims. It provides rare insight in the world of Yosemite. --Michael Finley, Superintendent of Yosemite 1989-1994

About the Author

Michael Ghiglieri earned a Ph.D. in Ecology from U.C. Davis for research on wild chimps in Uganda. He has worked as a wilderness river and trekking guide in the Sierra Nevada and many other regions and countries since 1974, rowing 141 trips down Grand Canyon. His book Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon is still Northern Arizona's regional best selling book. Charles R. "Butch" Farabee earned his M.S. from the FBI Academy and during 34 years with the National Park Service (10 in Yosemite) rose from protection ranger to superintendent. He has responded to 1,000+ Search & Rescue missions and has managed these departments in Yosemite and Grand Canyon. His books Death, Daring and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks and Ranger: An American Icon are sold in nearly every National Park in America.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puma Press LLC; First Edition (March 28, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0970097360
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0970097361
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book well-written, entertaining, and a great companion to the author's previous book. They also find the history and stories presented interesting and useful. Readers describe the information quality as informative, well-researched, and packed with stats.

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62 customers mention "Readability"59 positive3 negative

Customers find the book incredible, well-written, and entertaining. They say it's a great companion book and good for eye-opening awareness of the importance of following all park safety measures. Readers also mention the book is easy to read and written with a sense of humor.

"Even if you're not planning to visit Yosemite this is a great read. And if you are planning to take a trip there, I highly recommend it!..." Read more

"This is a great read. The more you know Yosemite the more gripping it is...." Read more

"...The book is extremely detailed and well written. The stories range from comical to ironic to sad and eventually to gruesome and diabolical...." Read more

"...Easy to read, can skip around the book to the different areas, like falls, drownings, weather, and even murders...." Read more

36 customers mention "Interest"30 positive6 negative

Customers find the book interesting, fascinating, and well-written. They love hearing the history and stories presented. Readers say the book gives them a whole new perspective for traveling in the national parks and why some rules exist.

"...This book has many stories that are similarly useful...." Read more

"...The stories are a good reminder to follow the park’s rules and warnings...." Read more

"...The authors have done an outstanding job, and it's full of stories and tragedies that happened in the park, some that are hard to believe but true...." Read more

"This book was morbidly fascinating. I read this before my 2nd trip to Yosemite and found it very interesting...." Read more

19 customers mention "Information quality"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very informative, well-researched, and well-documented. They say it points out the pitfalls, is packed with stats, and information. Readers also appreciate the lessons toward safety and the analysis. They mention the book is a great teaching tool that details the biggest dangers of the park and how to avoid them.

"...The book is extremely detailed and well written. The stories range from comical to ironic to sad and eventually to gruesome and diabolical...." Read more

"This fact-filled book contains an enormous amount of history about Yosemite, along with all of the bizarre accidents and mishaps, and strange..." Read more

"...The book is actually an excellent source of wilderness education. If you are the type of person who learns from..." Read more

"Really interesting book, highly enjoyable and informative. Been an outdoorsman my whole life. Thousands of miles in the outback. Mostly hiking...." Read more

6 customers mention "Pacing"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book amazing, fast-paced, and detailed. They also say the types of accidents described are predictable. Readers mention the book is well-organized and detailed, and the stories are fast-moving.

"Interesting and informative. The types of accidents described are predictable...." Read more

"This book is amazing history of mishaps and worse events that took place.." Read more

"...Entertaining read with good detail and nice recap at the end of each section...." Read more

"The book is well organized and detailed. Depressing in a way but the telling of these multiple deaths is morbidly interesting." Read more

Excellent and informative book that's well written
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Excellent and informative book that's well written
Really interesting book, highly enjoyable and informative. Been an outdoorsman my whole life. Thousands of miles in the outback. Mostly hiking. Visited Yosemite once and it is on a different level of natural beauty and sheer ruggedness. Have hiked to the point of exhaustion and near bonking. It's in these moments when you're tired, thirsty and mentally not 100% when accidents happen. Much to be learned from this book and hopefully some may avoid the perils that take place in "Off the Wall". Many simple but deadly miscalculations that ended horrible.
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Dustin
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Yosemite I've read, full of history and dangers of the outdoors
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
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This fact-filled book contains an enormous amount of history about Yosemite, along with all of the bizarre accidents and mishaps, and strange disappearances that have happened in Yosemite going back to its discovery in the gold rush era. The authors have done an outstanding job, and it's full of stories and tragedies that happened in the park, some that are hard to believe but true. Everyone interested in Yosemite should be reading this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Read....Pardon the Pun
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015
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This is a great read. The more you know Yosemite the more gripping it is. I had my own experience on a valley wall as a young teen that could have made me an entry in this book but I was one of the lucky ones whose fall was broken by a tree (and this did not involve trying to get a better photo or view but rather came out of getting caught in a freak blizzard and white out).
Sadly the people who may need this book the most will never read it. I have seen so many parents do stupid things with their kids around the falls it is amazing more people have not been swept over Vernal Falls. One would think people would learn but it seems they never will.
One thing however, this book comes down very hard on off trail hiking. Off trail hiking can be safe but one needs to be excellent at trail hiking first and the valley is NOT a good place to do off trail for the beginner of X-country.....and the walls are death traps unless you really know your route and are willing to turn around at any point.....getting cliffed out is all too common on the walls. Unlike the past, the internet is full of off trail routes that help with route finding but you still must know your limits ahead of time and stick to the CLASS of hike you planned on. The worst thing to say to yourself is....."oh it is only a short bit of class 4....I looks doable." Yep....could be you last thoughts. While upclimbing can be fun, downclimbing pretty much always sucks and that class 3/4 up could end up being a class 4/5 down if it does not lead anywhere. Remember....if you route is suppose to be a class 3 and you hit a class 4 you are OFF ROUTE....time to retrace your steps and see where you messed up. You don't want to be an entry in the next edition of this book.
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Apple-O
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book, well written with lots of interesting history and tales
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
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Even if you're not planning to visit Yosemite this is a great read. And if you are planning to take a trip there, I highly recommend it! Just don't let these stories scare you away from the park, which is absolutely worth visiting and will not kill you (just don't do anything foolhardy). But seriously, good book!
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Anthony M. Frasca
5.0 out of 5 stars National Park attracts idiots!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2007
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Off The Wall: Death in Yosemite is a book that chronicles the history of deaths in Yosemite park in California. From hikers to swimmers to base jumpers there is no shortage of people who will do very dangerous and idiotic things in a national park. The tale is told by two park rangers, Michael Ghiglieri and Charles Farabee who, in addition to performing their normal duties, also are involved in search and rescue for climbers and hikers who have met with injury or even death. Most of these hikers and tourists are either unprepared, overzealous, or just downright stupid. Not to mention those who are blatantly suicidal. The rangers are even deputized as such to be coroners for the counties in which they work.
The book is extremely detailed and well written. The stories range from comical to ironic to sad and eventually to gruesome and diabolical. There is no shortage of ways to die in Yosemite: wading in rivers with dangerous flows just above fatal waterfalls seems to be the most idiotic. There are: car accidents, failed parachutes of base jumpers, wall climbers who fall, lost hikers, ice climbers, goring animals, bears, mules, suicides and homicides. The book spells them all out.
There is even the tale of a lost hiker on whom hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars was spent in a hopeless search and rescue only to discover the person had merely hiked a few yards out of sight of his wife, turned around and was found years later alive and well and living in Maine. He had faked his disappearance to leave his wife!
You will enjoy this book. It's easy to put down and pick right up agin from where you left off as the body count mounts.
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E. Sainio
4.0 out of 5 stars While not as good as Off the Edge
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015
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While not as good as Off the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, this book is interesting and pointed toward safety. I disliked some of the tangents and how some stories lacked the organic flavor, but a good text. I definitely enjoyed the lessons toward safety and the analysis. Better maps could help some sections, but nothing you can't remedy (generally)with a park brochure.

One nitpick: lawsuits are mentioned about four times in the book, but no conclusion or greater detail is given. Internet searches are largely pointless for these isolated and decades-old lawsuits, so it'd be interesting to hear more about the legal, policy, and other ramifications, rather than some of the random hearsay-style tangents in the book.
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Chuck H
5.0 out of 5 stars Coverup?
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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Is this book proof of things being covered up in our national parks or are some incidents merely downplayed so as not to unduly upset tourists?

That’s up to you to decide and in order to do that you should want to get a handle on the notion that more stuff happens in our national parks than you may realize.

The fact that it is so hard to get any information at all about some incidents is either telling or it’s simply government acting as government does: slow, unwieldy, and inherently mistrustful of the people they purport to serve.

Many stories in this book; which was cited often by Paulides in some of his “Missing 411” series.

I bought this book as a gift for a family member who works for s department of fish and game in a state other than California. He enjoyed it, said it managed to raise an eyebrow or two.

If nothing else this one should leave a reader more cautious, situationally aware, and open minded while trekking the back country.
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Scraggy aggie
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative. Would recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2018
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Good and informative. A good read before travel or on the plane.
Print size good.
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2015
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Interesting books about accidents and incidents in the Yosemite National Park
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s west
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2014
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Very good book
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P.morris
4.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2017
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i enjoyed the book but I thought the grand canyon book was the better one.
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