Nature had just taught him that extreme sports can quickly turn from thrill to peril.
The twinned thrill and peril of teen-age sexuality is Abbott's primary thematic undercurrent; it is at the heart of the mystery plot in "You Will Know Me," and it recurs in subtle ways throughout the book.
I have never set foot on a surfboard -- I lack both the stomach and the abs for it -- but the director, John Stockwell, communicates the thrill and peril of the sport with sufficient clarity and intensity to make even a flabby landlubber like me stand up and shout "gnarly" or "hang 10" or whatever it is that surfing enthusiasts say when they're feeling really, um, stoked.
Now, at age 87, Mr. Dibben recounts the thrills and perils of his profession, and we see that he is so much more than a mere "passenger".
The irresistible desire in human hearts to conquer the defying pinnacles of great mountains and the thrills and perils encountered by skilled climbers who dwell within the shadows of these natural skyscrapers of the Tyrolese Alps is graphically told in a unique German film, "Peak of Fate," which was presented last night in the Central Theatre.
But you doubt their capacity to still make something thrilling at your peril.
When I first read these books, I was thrilled by the peril – but always felt secure in the knowledge that Laura would be safe thanks to the indomitable spirit of her Ma and Pa.
In 1953, Mr. Herzog wrote an essay for The New York Times in which he described the first time he went climbing in the Alps as a student, finding himself isolated, vulnerable, in peril — and thrilled.
By walking, we learn what it literally means to walk in the footsteps of those who know the trail better than we do, or the peril and thrill of charting a new path of faith when walking in a forest.
By selling a commando-mission experience to multimillionaires, offering the thrill of battle without actual peril.
