"Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative" is the story of David Robert's unsuccessful attempt on Mt. Deborah in Alaska. The two-man expedition crumbled due to weather and strife.

This is definitely not my favorite Roberts book... I've read (much shortened) versions of his Deborah expedition elsewhere and thought they were more interesting. Roberts comes across as easily annoyed and grating in this work... as by his description, he appears to be irritated by his companion's table manners and use of certain words. The issues between them ran much deeper than that, obviously, but his treatment of them in the book is rather limited.

I much preferred Roberts' "The Mountains of My Fear" to "Deborah." ( )