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Escape Routes David Roberts

Escape Routes By David Roberts

Escape Routes by David Roberts


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Summary

Roberts reflects on the challenge of keeping one's life adventurous in the face of a radically changing world, as he chronicles his trek to an ancient cave burial site in West Africa, ice climbing in Iceland, and more.

Escape Routes Summary

Escape Routes by David Roberts

* Roberts' articles have appeared in national magazines such as Outside, The Smithsonian, and Men's Journal * Features tales of other mountaineering legends, including Jeff Lowe, Ed Viesturs, and Jon Krakauer In Escape Routes, celebrated alpinist and writer David Roberts travels to the ends of the earth and back to answer the question, Have I kept my life adventurous? From caving in the unknown labyrinths of New Mexico and tracking Jeff Lowe on a new route on the Eiger; from rafting down an uncharted river in Ethiopia to exploring the cliff dwellings of the mysterious Anasazi-Roberts doesn't just write about these adventures, he lives them. From an acclaimed storyteller known for candor and a keen eye, Escape Routes will renew your sense of wonder at the world. In his foreword, climber and writer Jon Krakauer talks about his friendship with Roberts and adventures yet to come.

About David Roberts

DAVID ROBERTS is an accomplished mountaineer and the author of more than twenty books, including several published by The Mountaineers Books (Escape Routes, Moments of Doubt, Sandstone Spine) as well as many others, including True Summit (about Herzog and Annapurna) and The Last of His Kind, a biography of Bradford Washburn. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Additional information

GOR007135304
9780898866018
0898866014
Escape Routes by David Roberts
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Mountaineers Books
19980901
272
N/A
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