Succeeding in the business of guiding clients up sheer cliffs or into untamed backcountry is a balancing act that demands the entrepreneurial spirit of a dot-com startup, the patience of a first-grade teacher and the physical gifts of a professional athlete — all without the benefit of a seven-figure salary.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman repeatedly scaled down the outside of one of Stamford's tallest buildings, but he wasn't going too far out on a limb in discussing contract talks with star players.
