Escape from Lucania: An Epic Story of Survival - Hardcover

Roberts, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743224329 ISBN 13: 9780743224321

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2002

Synopsis

Follows the historic 1937 expedition of Bradford Washburn and Bob Bates, describing the harsh conditions, limited supplies, unknown elements, and wilderness challenges they survived along their climb.

About this title

About the Author:

David Roberts is the author of more than a dozen books, among them True Summit and The Lost Explorer (with Conrad Anker). His articles have appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, and Smithsonian, among numerous other publications. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

From Publishers Weekly:

This short but sweet look at the ascent two Harvard buddies made of Mt. Lucania in the Yukon Valley in 1937-at the time, the highest unclimbed North American peak at 17,150 feet-is a welcome respite from the high-tech, thrill-a-minute climbing tales that have descended like an avalanche. With their friendship cemented in the elite ranks of the Harvard Mountaineering Club, the brash Brad Washburn and the more reserved Bob Bates decide to explore their "passion" for Lucania, but are immediately faced with hardship when their pilot, who lands them at an unexpectedly slushy base of the mountain, is unable to return to pick them up. Roberts's narrative shows how the resourceful duo decided to climb the mountain and then head more than 100 miles on foot to the nearest town, dressed in clothing that "essentially consisted of layers of wool and cotton." In this day of high-tech expedition gear, it's good to know that Washburn's headgear was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police hat. Roberts (True Summit), a longtime chronicler of adventure and exploration, deftly details a time when "the American public remained almost completely ignorant of mountaineering." Roberts's book reveals the true story behind one of the earliest and most remarkable expeditions of the 20th century.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743224329
• ISBN 13: 9780743224321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224