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DAVID ROBERTS is the author of twenty books on mountaineering, adventure, and history. He has written for National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.



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K2
K2
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780767932509
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K2
Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $26.00

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top

At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement... Read more >
No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767924719
Our Price: $14.95
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No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2007
Price: $14.95

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to... Read more >
In the Land of White Death
In the Land of White Death
Written by Valerian Albanov, Preface by Jon Krakauer, Translated by Alison Anderson, Introduction by David Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780679783619
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In the Land of White Death

Written by Valerian Albanov
Preface by Jon Krakauer
Translated by Alison Anderson
Introduction by David Roberts


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2001
Price: $14.95

In 1912, six months after Robert Falcon Scott and four of his men came to grief in Antarctica, a thirty-two-year-old Russian navigator named Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition that would prove even more disastrous. In search of new Arctic hunting grounds, Albanov's ship, the Saint Anna, was frozen fast in... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
K2
K2
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, Read by Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739384701
Our Price: $40.00
 Quantity: 1 
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K2
Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Read by Fred Sanders


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $40.00

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top

At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Iceland
Iceland
Written by Jon Krakauer and David Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375752674
Our Price: $24.00
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Iceland
Land of the Sagas
Written by Jon Krakauer and David Roberts

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 6, 1998
Price: $24.00

"We raised our fists and cheered. . . . With the sagas in our heads, with Iceland at its wildest beneath our boots, it would not have been impossible to see Bárdr clumping along the summit ridge, prodding the glacier with his staff, ready to show us the way down."

Iceland is... Read more >
Great Exploration Hoaxes
Great Exploration Hoaxes
Written by David Roberts, Edited by Jon Krakauer, Introduction by Jan Morris
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780679783244
Our Price: $16.00
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Great Exploration Hoaxes

Written by David Roberts
Edited by Jon Krakauer
Introduction by Jan Morris


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2001
Price: $16.00

Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first to fly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent of Mt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great Exploration Hoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued glory at any cost even the truth. Acclaimed... Read more >
No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, Read by Ed Viesturs
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739339893
Our Price: $29.95
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No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Read by Ed Viesturs


Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $29.95

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to... Read more >
No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780767924702
Our Price: $23.95
 Quantity: 1 
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No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $23.95

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to...

Read more >
Starlight and Storm
Starlight and Storm
Written by Gaston Rebuffat, Translated by John Hunt and Wilfried Noyce, Introduction by David Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375755064
Our Price: $13.95
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Starlight and Storm

Written by Gaston Rebuffat
Translated by John Hunt and Wilfried Noyce
Introduction by David Roberts


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 7, 1999
Price: $13.95

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No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, Read by Ed Viesturs
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739339909
Our Price: $15.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Read by Ed Viesturs


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $15.00

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to... Read more >
K2
K2
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, Read by Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739384718
Our Price: $22.50

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

K2
Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Read by Fred Sanders


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $22.50

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top

At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook and a hardcover.
No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767926416
Our Price: $14.95
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No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $14.95

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to... Read more >
K2
K2
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767932615
Our Price: $26.00
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K2
Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $26.00

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top

At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement... Read more >
No Shortcuts to the Top
No Shortcuts to the Top
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, Read by Stephen Hoye
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415934357
Our Price: $20.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts
Read by Stephen Hoye


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 7, 2006
Price: $20.00

THIS GRIPPING AND TRIUMPHANT MEMOIR FOLLOWS A LIVING LEGEND OF EXTREME MOUNTAINEERING AS HE MAKES HIS ASSAULT ON HISTORY, ONE 8,000-METER SUMMIT AT A TIME.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to... Read more >
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