David Roberts

David Roberts is a climber and author of 24 books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and The Atlantic Monthly, among other publications.

Fighting Cancer, An Adventurer Revisits Ruins of Ancient Civilization

David Roberts reconnects with the ruins of an ancient civilization

Text and photographs by David Roberts August 30, 2018

In this story: hiking

Poncho House, a crumbling Ancestral Puebloan redrock cliff dwelling, in Comb Ridge, Utah

New Routes, First Ascents Captured in the Faces of “The Climbers”

Jim Herrington’s new folio celebrates iconic mountaineers of the 20th century

By David Roberts October 27, 2017

In this story: climbing, books

David Roberts

Fighting Cancer, An Adventurer Revisits Ruins of Ancient Civilization

New Routes, First Ascents Captured in the Faces of “The Climbers”

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