{"product_id":"the-dumb-zone-leah-carson-9780983641285","title":"The Dumb Zone: A snarky look at your Obsessive Climbing Disorder","description":"The Death Zone: a 26,000-ft summit with too little oxygen for survival \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eDumb\u003c\/b\u003e Zone: that delirious, climbing-obsessed space between your ears \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere do \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e fall within the Dumb Zone? Dopey beginner? Gonzo hill climber? Rockhead? Elite hard-guy\/gal with a death wish? Let's be brutally honest about your climbing status. You won't get anything out of this book unless you know where you stand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActually, you might not get anything out of this book except a few laughs. \u003ci\u003eBrutally honest\u003c\/i\u003e just sounds really badass. And badass is what climbing's all about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[[ \u003ci\u003eA confession from the author \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking of \"brutally\" - it's brutally hard to write a sales pitch that doesn't suck. What do I know about getting high on boulders, rock walls and mountains? All it took was a chance encounter with one story about this suicidal sport to send me bingeing on every climbing-related book, movie and website in existence. Thanks to a warped sense of humor, this obsession morphed me into the Don Rickles of climbing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo let's get on with it. I hope the rest of this pitch doesn't seem too lame.\u003cbr\u003eLeah Carson ]] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the topics you'll find in \u003ci\u003eThe Dumb Zone: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Aw, F#@* It, Dude. Let's Go Bouldering.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelaying: the Three Stooges Method \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStop Whining and Start Packing: 10 Essentials \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat to Expect When You're Everest-ing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre You Smarter Than an Avalanche? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hey, Askole!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen Ways To Leave Your Lifetime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's even a quiz, \"Discover Your High-Q,\" that determines your status in the food chain with multiple-choice questions like this.\u003cbr\u003eAfter a long climbing session, you like to...\u003cbr\u003ea) go home and play videogames online.\u003cbr\u003eb) get plastered with buddies around a campfire.\u003cbr\u003ec) rappel down to the base and start all over again.\u003cbr\u003ed) hang upside down in a bivy sack battered by an ice storm at 18,000 ft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo take a chance, eh? This paperback is almost worth it at $14.80. And if you can guess the hidden meaning behind 14\/80, you'll be the smartest piece of debris in the avalanche field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0983641285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983641285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Leah Carson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441466290431,"sku":"9780983641285","price":14.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35ab04bf-0f72-4b16-87fa-4ff68866d75e.jpg?v=1777191087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dumb-zone-leah-carson-9780983641285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}