Mountain of My Fear and Deborah : Two Mountaineering Classics

by Roberts, David

• ISBN13: 9781594856792
• ISBN10: 1594856796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Summary

Two classic mountaineering adventures, back in print in one beautiful volume!* Part of The Mountaineers Books "Legends and Lore" series for climbers, armchair mountaineers, and readers of classic adventure literatureThe publication of The Mountain of My Fearin 1968 and Deborah in 1970 changed the face of the mountaineering narrative. Now these two classic expedition narratives by acclaimed writer David Roberts are together again in one volume for a new generation of readers. Deborahis the story of Roberts's 1964 expedition with fellow Harvard Mountaineering Club member Don Jensen to the eastern side of Mount Deborah in Alaska. The story tells not only what happened on the mountain, but what happened to the climbers and their friendship in the stark isolation, as each became totally dependent on the other for survival. In The Mountain of My FearRoberts and Jensen come together again. In this account, they and two other Harvard students attempt a first ascent of Mount Huntington via its treacherous west face. The story is one of a magnificent achievement, but also reveals how a perfect adventure can turn into tragedy in a single instant.