Moments of Doubt and Other Mountaineering Writings

I give it five stars for the quality of the writing and the breadth of viewpoints... From near worship of climbers to deep cynicism and even disgust. In the end, what emerges is a picture of climbers as arrogant, ego-centric, anti-social thrill seekers. People who must genuinely risk their lives to......more

Sono approdata a questa gran bella raccolta di articoli (ahilasso! Non è un libro..) perché qualcuno deve averlo citato e credo che questo qualcuno sia stato il bravissimo Nick Bullock nel suo “Tides. A Climber’s Voyage” che mi era piaciuto moltissimo. Così come di Bullock avevo apprezzato enormemen......more

Some of the stories have been previously published, so you may be disappointed if you've read David's other books. I wasn't. This is a good anthology of short stories about a variety of topics including witnessing death and other less harsh realities of life in the mountains.......more

Dave Roberts is the premiere editor for American mountaineering. He's also a Harvard Mountaineering Club (HMC) member called arrogant commonly on Amazon. Best known for his Alaskan climbs of Mts. Huntington and Dickey as well as Brooks Range trips, attempt on Mt Deborah, his student writers include......more

This book is a great compilation of articles that Roberts has done for outdoor magazines over the years. Roberts' writing is thoughtful and, at times, enthralling, as all climbing accidents are. This book seems to me to be in the vein of Jon Krakauer, who happens to be a friend of Roberts'. The auth......more