Limits of the Known
Limits of the Known by David Roberts, published by National Geographic Books on February 26, 2019, is a reflective exploration of humanity’s relationship with adventure and extreme risk. This 336-page book combines memoir and history, examining the motivations behind notable explorers and adventurers, such as Eric Shipton and Bill Stone, as they pursued their quests in some of the most challenging environments on Earth.
In this edition, Roberts delves into the essence of exploration, questioning what drives individuals to confront perilous landscapes and the implications of adventure in a world that has largely been mapped. The narrative is enriched by Roberts’ personal experiences, particularly in light of his own health challenges, offering a poignant perspective on the nature of risk and the human spirit. Readers will find insights into mountaineering and the biographies of adventurers, making this work a thoughtful contribution to the genres of sports and recreation as well as biography and autobiography.
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“If you’ve run out of Saint-Exupéry and miss the eloquent power of his work, then you are ready to read David Roberts.” —Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why
David Roberts has spent his career documenting voyages to the most extreme landscapes on earth. In Limits of the Known, he reflects on humanity’s—and his own—relationship to exploration and extreme risk. Part memoir and part history, this book tries to make sense of why so many have committed their lives to the desperate pursuit of adventure. What compelled Eric Shipton to return, five times, to the ridges of Mt. Everest, plotting the mountain’s most treacherous territory years before Hillary and Tenzing’s famous ascent? What drove Bill Stone to dive 3,000 feet underground into North America’s deepest cave? And what is the future of adventure in a world we have mapped and trodden from end to end? In the wake of his diagnosis with throat cancer, Roberts seeks answers with new urgency and “penetrating self-analysis” (Booklist).
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