Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century by Roberts, David

Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century

From Robert Falcon Scott's final journal entry to Jon Krakauer's reckless solo climb of the Devil's Thumb,...
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Author: David Roberts
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Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century by Roberts, David

Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century

¥5,774

Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century

¥5,774
Author: David Roberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From Robert Falcon Scott's final journal entry to Jon Krakauer's reckless solo climb of the Devil's Thumb, David Roberts and the editors of Outside have gathered the most enduring adventure literature of the century into one heart-stopping volume. A frigid winter ascent of Mount McKinley; the vastness of Arabia's Empty Quarter; the impossibly thin air at Everest's summit; the deadly black pressure of an underwater cave; a desperate escape through a Norwegian winter--these and thirty-six other stories recount the minutes, hours, and days of lives pushed to the brink. But there is more to adventure than hair's-breadth escapes. By turns charming and tragic, whimsical and nerve-racking, this extraordinary collection gets to the heart of why adventure stories enthrall us. Includes works by Sebastian Junger, Jon Krakauer, Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Edward Hoagland, Ernest Shackleton, Freya Stark, and Wilfred Thesiger.

Author: David Roberts
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/2002
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780393323788

About the Author
Roberts, David: - David Roberts (1943-2021) is the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books have won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

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