David Stuart Roberts (b. 1943) is a climber, mountaineer, and author of books and articles about climbing, adventure, and survival. He is particularly noted for his books *The Mountain of My Fear* and *Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative*, chronicling major ascents in Alaska in the 1960s, which had a major impact on the form of mountaineering literature. Other works include *Escape from Lucania; Escape routes; Four against the arctic; Great exploration hoaxes; Iceland, land of the sagas; In search of the Old Ones; Jean Stafford; Moments of doubt; A newer world; No shortcuts to the top; On the ridge between life and death; Once they moved like the wind; Points unknown; The Pueblo Revolt; Sandstone Spine*; and, *True summit*