Two of Roberts' most sought-after works collected into one volume.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Great pair of books,
By Mike A. Casey (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One Volume (Paperback)
These two books contain some of the best writing ever done on the subject of mountaineering. "Deborah" starts out at a slow plodding pace but then draws the reader into the events that happened to Roberts and his partner in the remote wilderness of Alaska. The dynamics of the two climbers make for a interesting study of how people deal with extreme conditions. "The Mountain of My Fear" is a much more straight forward account of the first ascent of Mt. Huntington. Again the interactions of the climbers as described by Roberts makes for a fascinating read. The tragic ending leaves the author really questioning the whole point of climbing mountains. If I was going to recommend a book for a non-climber to read to gain some understanding of why people climb this would definitely be it.
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Very enjoyable, two different stories w/ different endings,
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This review is from: The Mountain of My Fear : Deborah : A Wilderness Narrative: Two Mountaineering Classics in One Volume (Paperback)
If you like mountaineering books, you should like this one. It does have a few interesting quirks. Roberts was a Harvard student who climbed and this book describes two different ascents in Alaska on Deborah and Mt. Huntington. Not only are the two climbs entirely different, so is the writing style since they were written at different times. The first story is the Deborah ascent made with only one other climber. This story was written later and clearly narrates the climb while the Huntington climb tends to write in a more imaginative style attempting to explore thoughts and reasons why people climb. Frankly, I scanned some paragraphs in the second story as he would get on a tangent and leave the climbing facts. This climb is much more exciting due to the success of the climb and two more personalities involved on the climb. The Deborah climb tends to be one hardship after another. Having said this, there is a shocking occurrence after the successful climb that touches the climbers for the rest of their lives. This story has so emotionally attached you as a member of the party that it is impossible to put down for the last 50 pages. I recommend this book to mountaineering fans interested in the mundane tasks necessary for a successful Alaska assault. Also this will be interesting for readers wanting to explore interpersonal relationships under extreme hardships.
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I first met Don Jensen at the beginning of our sophomore year at Harvard. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aluminum daggers, summit ice field, bivouac tent, fixed rope, northwest ridge, ice cliff, east ridge, steep ice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wilderness Narrative, Mount Hayes, New York, Hayes Range, Alley Camp, Gillam Glacier, Lower Park, Matt Hale, Upper Park, West Fork Glacier, Mount Hess, Susitna Glacier, Susitna River, Don Jensen, Dunster House, New Hampshire, Nose Camp, Big Pine, Mount Deborah, Mount Foraker, Mount Huntington, Ruth Glacier, Tokositna Glacier, Alaska Highway, Alaska Range New!
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I first met Don Jensen at the beginning of our sophomore year at Harvard. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aluminum daggers, summit ice field, bivouac tent, fixed rope, northwest ridge, ice cliff, east ridge, steep ice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wilderness Narrative, Mount Hayes, New York, Hayes Range, Alley Camp, Gillam Glacier, Lower Park, Matt Hale, Upper Park, West Fork Glacier, Mount Hess, Susitna Glacier, Susitna River, Don Jensen, Dunster House, New Hampshire, Nose Camp, Big Pine, Mount Deborah, Mount Foraker, Mount Huntington, Ruth Glacier, Tokositna Glacier, Alaska Highway, Alaska Range New!
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- The Mountain of My Fear by David Roberts in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Jean Stafford (Vermilion Books) by David Roberts in Back Matter
- The Great Climbing Adventure by John Barry in Back Matter
- Jean Stafford: A Biography by David Roberts in Back Matter
- A Certain World: A Commonplace Book by W. H. Auden in Front Matter
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