The novel is an autobiography, and is about these adventurous guys who pushed it to the limits. Every time they feel depressed or bored it just so happens that they decided to hike Half Dome. With breath taking beauty their is always something bad that is going to happen. On page 32, Esteban is pressured into jumping off a ledge into water by Rice. The event is almost foreshadowing something in the future that Rice may actually lead them into near death. On page 68, Esteban and Rice have trouble written all over them. When they would meet other campers at the sites they would party and do drugs. Esteban would bring beer and so did Rice. They would trade with other campers for drugs like LSD. On page 60, Esteban's cousin, Pippey, is adventurous
