Author Description

Ed Hommer, a pilot, survived 5 days on Mt. McKinley after a crash. This is a memoir of the 20 years it took him to recover from the accident. Left without his lower legs, Hommer spiraled into despair and alcoholism, but turned his life around with the help of prosthetics and new goals. Dateline NBC plans to film him on his next goal--climbing Mount Everest in September 2001. 25 photos.