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Moments of Doubt and Other Mountaineering Writings

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This collection of 20 essays and articles on mountaineering and adventure by David Roberts, selected from the published work of two decades, showcases one of the most highly regarded writers in the field. The articles are composed of three types: Adventures , Profiles , and Reflections . Roberts ranges the globe and introduces unique personalities . He also recounts how his own love of writing and the useless pastime of climbing combined to produce the bread and butter of his career today.

Popular with audiences far beyond active mountaineers, Roberts sets himself this challenge: "For me, the abiding puzzle of adventure writing lies in keeping, on the one hand, a sense of proportion about the absurdity of most of our antics in the outdoors, while staying alert, on the other, to the majesty of spirit which at their best those antics demonstrate."

RUNNING TIME ⇒ 10hrs. and 39mins.

©1986 David Roberts 2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 1986

ISBN 13: 9780898861181

Moments of Doubt and Other Mountaineering Writings

4.2/5 ( ratings)

This collection of 20 essays and articles on mountaineering and adventure by David Roberts, selected from the published work of two decades, showcases one of the most highly regarded writers in the field. The articles are composed of three types: Adventures , Profiles , and Reflections . Roberts ranges the globe and introduces unique personalities . He also recounts how his own love of writing and the useless pastime of climbing combined to produce the bread and butter of his career today.

Popular with audiences far beyond active mountaineers, Roberts sets himself this challenge: "For me, the abiding puzzle of adventure writing lies in keeping, on the one hand, a sense of proportion about the absurdity of most of our antics in the outdoors, while staying alert, on the other, to the majesty of spirit which at their best those antics demonstrate."

RUNNING TIME ⇒ 10hrs. and 39mins.

©1986 David Roberts 2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 1986

ISBN 13: 9780898861181

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