Majka Burhardt

"Twelve years ago, I’d tell my mother climbing was no more dangerous than driving. That was before I’d been to a half-dozen climber funerals in the same picnic area in Eldorado Canyon."

An Excerpt from Majka Burhardt's new memoir, "More", which (in our reviewer's words) describes Burhardt's "painful metamorphosis from nomadic adventurer to pregnant spouse" and "reflects the conflicts so many of us face as we transition in and out of climbing and in and out of wanting something more."

Casual cragging is anything but—the law of gravity still applies. Use this four-part checklist to beat complacency and prevent accidents.