Description
Book SynopsisA celebrated mountaineer and author searches for meaning in great adventures and explorations, past and present.
Trade Review"[G]ripping ... uplifting." -- The Wall Street Journal
"This encapsulating narrative pinpoints human spirit and the limitations of the human body in the world of thrilling adventure." -- Adventure Travel
"... his tales are thoughtful and insightful... A thoroughly enjoyable and readable book which manages to provide food for thought as well as a healthy dose of vicarious adrenalin." -- The Scottish Mountaineer
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Limits of the Known takes the reader on magnificent journeys with some of the greatest explorers of their generations. The book is meticulously researched and skilfully written." -- Climber
"What will almost certainly be the last of Roberts's many books is powerful and honest testimony to a life rich in both action and self-examination." -- Times Literary Supplement
