Outside Books Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing Of The Twentieth CenturyDavid Roberts "A great treasure-trove of daunting human courage, frailty, and persistence in the face of the unknown."—Library Journal From Robert Falcon Scott's final journal entry to Jon Krakauer's reckless solo climb of the Devil's Thumb, David Roberts and the editors of Outside have gathered the most enduring adventure literature of the century into one heart-stopping volume. A frigid winter ascent of Mount McKinley; the vastness of Arabia's Empty Quarter; the impossibly thin air at Everest's summit; the deadly black pressure of an underwater cave; a desperate escape through a Norwegian winter—these and thirty-six other stories recount the minutes, hours, and days of lives pushed to the brink. But there is more to adventure than hair's-breadth escapes. By turns charming and tragic, whimsical and nerve-racking, this extraordinary collection gets to the heart of why adventure stories enthrall us. Includes works by Sebastian Junger, Jon Krakauer, Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Edward Hoagland, Ernest Shackleton, Freya Stark, and Wilfred Thesiger. |
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
WILFRED THESIGER | 18 |
ROBERT FALCON SCOTT | 21 |
APSLEY CHERRYGARRARD | 43 |
ERNEST SHACKLETON | 68 |
BERTRAM THOMAS | 80 |
From Arabian Sands | 92 |
GEOFFREY MOORHOUSE | 107 |
JOHN G MITCHELL | 313 |
FREYA STARK | 329 |
TOM PATEY | 342 |
TOM WOLFE | 369 |
ERIC SHIPTON | 394 |
Ordeals | 415 |
PIERS PAUL READ | 430 |
FRANCIS CHICHESTER | 449 |
BOB CONNOLLY AND ROBIN ANDERSON | 122 |
JOE KANE | 139 |
NOEL ODELL | 161 |
RICHARD BANGS | 185 |
JON KRAKAUER | 198 |
JOSHUA SLOCUM | 223 |
ROBERT MARSHALL | 240 |
CLYDE KLUCKHOHN | 249 |
ERIC HANSEN | 275 |
REDMOND OHANLON | 296 |
SEBASTIAN JUNGER | 468 |
THOMAS F HORNBEIN | 487 |
ART DAVIDSON | 505 |
THEODORA KROEBER | 518 |
ενε BALL | 532 |
LAURENS VAN DER POST | 549 |
MICHAEL RAY TAYLOR | 562 |
PETER BOARDMAN | 582 |
EDWARD ABBEY | 601 |
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