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ISBN 13 | 9780393356595 |
Author | David Roberts |
Language | English |
Book Description | In a book that is part memoir and part history, David Roberts looks back at his personal relationship to extreme risk and tries to make sense of why so many have committed their lives to the desperate pursuit of adventure. , , In the wake of his diagnosis with throat cancer, Roberts seeks the answer with sharp new urgency. He explores his own lifelong commitment to adventuring, as well as the cultural contributions of explorers throughout history. He looks at what it meant in 1911 for Amundsen to reach the South Pole or in 1953 for Hillary and Norgay to summit the highest point on earth. And he asks what the future of adventure is in a world we have mapped and trodden all the way to the most remote corners of the wilderness. , |
About the Author | David Roberts is the award-winning author of thirty books about mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His recent book Alone on the Wall, coauthored with rock climber Alex Honnold, was the basis for the Oscar-winning film Free Solo. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts. |
Publication Date | 26 Feb 2019 |
Number of Pages | 336 |
Limits Of The Known Paperback English by David Roberts - 26 Feb 2019