David Roberts (climber)

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David Roberts is a climber, mountaineer, and author of books and articles about climbing. He is particularly noted for his books The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative, chronicling major ascents in Alaska in the 1960s, which had a major impact on the form of mountaineering literature. In thirteen seasons spent in the Alaskan wilderness, Roberts is well known for many first ascents, including the Wickersham Wall on Mount McKinley, Kichatna Spire, and the East Face of Mount Dickey.

[edit] Bibliography

The Mountain of My Fear. (1968) Vanguard Press.
Deborah: A wilderness narrative. (1970)
Moments of Doubt: And Other Mountaineering Writings. (1986) The Mountaineers. ISBN: 0898861187
Escape Routes: Further Adventure Writings of David Roberts. (1997) The Mountaineers. ISBN: 0898865093
In Search of the Old Ones. (1997) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0684832127
A Newer World : Kit Carson John C Fremont And The Claiming Of The American West. (2001) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0684870215
Great Exploration Hoaxes (2001). Modern Library. ISBN: 0679783245
True Summit : What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna. (2002) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0743203275
Escape from Lucania : An Epic Story of Survival. (2002) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0743224329
On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined. (2005). Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0743255186
The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion that Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest. (2005) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0743255178

[edit] Co-authored books

Mount McKinley: The Conquest of Denali, with Bradford Washburn (1991) Harry N Abrams. ISBN: 0810936119
Iceland: Land of the Sagas, with Jon Krakauer. (1998) Villard. ISBN: 0375752676
The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest, with Conrad Anker. (2001) Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0684871521
Sandstone Spine: Seeking the Anasazi on the First Traverse of the Comb Ridge, photographs by Greg Child. (2005) The Mountaineers. ISBN: 1594850054
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks, with Ed Viesturs. (2006) Broadway. ISBN: 0767924703