Sherman Exposed

by Sherman, John

• ISBN13: 9780898868524
• ISBN10: 0898868521
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Summary

Outrageous, talented, and a force to be reckoned with, John Sherman is always willing to spout an opinion that's sure to raise eyebrows. This rowdy collection of biting satire, parody profiles, barely restrained rants, and genuine reflections on climbing's unsung heroes is no different. Blending his juiciest Verm's World columns from Climbing magazine with previously unpublished (or, perhaps, unpublishable?) stories.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(1)
Acknowledgments	10	(1)
PART I WHAT? NO EIGER?	11	(16)
A Brief History of Vermin	14	(13)
PART II VERM'S WORLD	27	(80)
Laughing Matters	30	(5)
The Verm's World History Aptitude Test	35	(9)
The Eleventh Commandent	44	(5)
Night Climbers Versus the Gym Dandies	49	(6)
It's Big, It's Bad, It's Retro-Trad	55	(5)
Boulevard of the Behemoths	60	(4)
To V or Not to V	64	(6)
Training with the Verm	70	(3)
The Dog Ate My Belay Plate	73	(5)
Solving the Everest Problem	78	(2)
Will the Real Doctor Doom Please Stand Up?	80	(7)
Pushing the Limits	87	(2)
Unsung Hero	89	(6)
No GUTs, No Glory	95	(8)
Should You Go Nuts? Or Bolts? Or Just Screw It All?	103	(4)
PART III PLACES	107	(76)
Pumping Syenite	110	(7)
East Side Stories	117	(6)
Nothing But Problems	123	(9)
Pumping Sandstone: The Sequel	132	(12)
The Biggest Boulder in the World	144	(4)
A Tale of Two Thimbles	148	(7)
Tales from the Gripped	155	(11)
Ice Capades	166	(12)
The Fab 50	178	(5)
PART IV CHARACTERS	183	(54)
The Wilford Case	186	(15)
Riding the Pendulum---Tom Cosgriff	201	(13)
Life Without a Net---Rob Slater	214	(11)
The Hard Song	225	(6)
Bobbi Busts Out	231	(6)
Afterword	237