
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
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Narrated by:
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Nelson Runger
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Richard M. Davidson
Listen to The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film Everest) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest.
In May 1996, three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women—including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall—were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death.
“Powerful … a breath of brisk, sometimes bitter clarity … Boukreev did the one thing that denies the void. He took action. He chose danger, and he saved lives.”—The New York Times Book Review
©1997 Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLCListeners also enjoyed...




















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A lot of detail and perspective not found in other accounts and the co author did a masterful and careful job.
Gripping Engaging Account of Disaster
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I've read a number of mountaineering books and this one is by far the best.
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The performances were excellent too, the voices really seemed to fit the roles. It seemed to start a little slow-paced (much better later on) and the poor pronunciation of the Japanese climber's name was jarring next to the accuracy of the Russian names but v minor criticism of a compelling listen!
Superb insight and detail well delivered
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another perspective
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Wow
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Excellent mountaineering book
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Great story
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Low visibility, deafening wind and maybe summering climbers who weren’t really ready exacerbated poor conditions of the May 96 climb. The owners of 2 mountain guide groups create competition among themselves, sherpas and climbers to bring a deadly outcome.
Everest 1996
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Kraukauer is meh
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Climb to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the print versionWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Climb?
The rescue efforts by AnatoliWhich scene was your favorite?
SameWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The survival of the few left on the open on that nightAny additional comments?
noneA must read if you already read Into Thin Air
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