His profiles of fellow climbers describe Fred Beckey, David Brower, Galen Rowell, John Middendorf, Warren Hollinger, Pete Athans, Eric Weihenmayer, the Banditos climbing gang, and many others at their best, worst, and weirdest, both in the mountains and under Burns's own 'screwily focused' spotlight. Read, laugh, and be entertained by one of the best mountaineering writers around. New Paperback (no hardcover issued).