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The Living Mountain

de Nan Shepherd ...

Narrado por Tilda Swinton, Robert Macfarlane, Jenny Odell ...

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4 hora 49 minutos

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical
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My Life’s Journey to the Top of Everest

de Ben Fogle, Marina Fogle ...

Narrado por Ben Fogle, Marina Fogle ...

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7 hora 10 minutos

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on
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Badluck Way

A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West

de Bryce Andrews ...

Narrado por Pete Simonelli ...

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6 hora 8 minutos

“Much more than a coming-of-age story, Badluck Way is an important meditation on what it means to share space and breathe the same air as truly wild animals, and the necessary damage that can occur when boundaries are crossed” (Tom Groneberg, author of The Secret Life of Cowboys).In this gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Bryce Andrews describes ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

“Much more than a coming-of-age story, Badluck Way is an important meditation on what it means to share space and breathe the same air as truly wild animals, and the necessary damage that can occur when boundaries are crossed” (Tom Groneberg, author of The Secret Life of Cowboys).In this gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Bryce Andrews describes
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Fifty Percent of Mountaineering is Uphill

The Life of Canadian Mountain Rescue Pioneer Willi Pfisterer

de Susanna Pfisterer ...

Narrado por Keith Brown ...

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6 hora 14 minutos

Winner of the Alberta Readers' Choice Award!Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.Originally ... Leer más

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Winner of the Alberta Readers' Choice Award!Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.Originally
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Imaginary Peaks

The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams

de Katie Ives ...

Narrado por Petrea Burchard ...

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11 hora 53 minutos

Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly ... Leer más

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Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly
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The Tower

A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre

de Kelly Cordes ...

Narrado por Bernardo de Paula ...

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9 hora 10 minutos

Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This ... Leer más

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Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This
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Against the Wind

Reflections on a Self-Determined Life

de Reinhold Messner ...

Narrado por Mitch Crawford ...

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11 hora 38 minutos

The "Mountain King" looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journeyReinhold Messner is one of history's greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some ... Leer más

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The "Mountain King" looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journeyReinhold Messner is one of history's greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some
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エベレスト：世界最高峰への執着が命を奪う

de 井沢武 ...

Narrado por 井沢武 ...

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2 hora 2 minutos

極寒の氷壁と酸素が枯渇する極限状態が迫る中、人はなぜ命の危険を冒してまで未踏の頂を目指すのか、生と死が交錯する執着と意思決定の深淵を覗き込む本格ドキュメンタリー。圧倒的な自然の脅威と、夢という名のサンクコストがもたらす心理的プレッシャーを、息を呑むような臨場感あふれる語り口で描き出します。日々の重圧や重要な選択に直面している通勤時、あるいは深い内省に浸りたい夜に、この緊迫感と没入感に満ちた音声体験はあなたの心を強く揺さぶります。高額な費用や周囲の期待が引き返せない執着へと変わる過程を追体験することで、リスナー自身の価値観や人生における選択の重みを静かに問い直す時間となるでしょう。本書で見つかること:• 標高8000メートル超のデスゾーンで人体と精神に襲いかかる、冷酷で具体的な生理的変化の描写。• 莫大な費用や周囲の期待が冷静な判断を狂わせていく、サンクコストの罠と心理的メカニズム。• ... Leer más

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極寒の氷壁と酸素が枯渇する極限状態が迫る中、人はなぜ命の危険を冒してまで未踏の頂を目指すのか、生と死が交錯する執着と意思決定の深淵を覗き込む本格ドキュメンタリー。圧倒的な自然の脅威と、夢という名のサンクコストがもたらす心理的プレッシャーを、息を呑むような臨場感あふれる語り口で描き出します。日々の重圧や重要な選択に直面している通勤時、あるいは深い内省に浸りたい夜に、この緊迫感と没入感に満ちた音声体験はあなたの心を強く揺さぶります。高額な費用や周囲の期待が引き返せない執着へと変わる過程を追体験することで、リスナー自身の価値観や人生における選択の重みを静かに問い直す時間となるでしょう。本書で見つかること:• 標高8000メートル超のデスゾーンで人体と精神に襲いかかる、冷酷で具体的な生理的変化の描写。• 莫大な費用や周囲の期待が冷静な判断を狂わせていく、サンクコストの罠と心理的メカニズム。•
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Mountains of the Mind

Adventures in Reaching the Summit

de Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrado por James A. Gillies ...

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9 hora 3 minutos

The basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme.Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has come to grip the Western imagination—and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.His ... Leer más

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The basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme.Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has come to grip the Western imagination—and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.His
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The Adventure Gap

Changing the Face of the Outdoors, 10th Anniversary Edition

de James Edward Mills ...

Narrado por James Edward Mills ...

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6 hora 3 minutos

Features a new "where are they now" section, with updates about lives of expedition's original climbers and updated resources based on the "Anti-Racism in the Outdoors" (ARITO) guide.Outdoor journalist James Edward Mills's book, The Adventure Gap, is a groundbreaking volume that is equal parts adventure story, history, and inspiration as it chronicles the first American all-Black summit attempt on ... Leer más

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Features a new "where are they now" section, with updates about lives of expedition's original climbers and updated resources based on the "Anti-Racism in the Outdoors" (ARITO) guide.Outdoor journalist James Edward Mills's book, The Adventure Gap, is a groundbreaking volume that is equal parts adventure story, history, and inspiration as it chronicles the first American all-Black summit attempt on
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Whispers in the Wilderness

de Erik Stensland ...

Narrado por Brett Wilson ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Whispers
Completo

3 hora 3 minutos

Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.In ... Leer más

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Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.In
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The Seventymile Kid

The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley

de Tom Walker ...

Narrado por Basil Sands ...

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11 hora 5 minutos

The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual—if unheralded—leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history, a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush, gained fame as a dog musher hauling U.S. Mail in Alaska, and eventually became the first superintendent of ... Leer más

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The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual—if unheralded—leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history, a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush, gained fame as a dog musher hauling U.S. Mail in Alaska, and eventually became the first superintendent of
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High Infatuation

A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity

de Steph Davis ...

Narrado por Kendra Scarlavai ...

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6 hora 12 minutos

More than just an adventure, this is the story of a woman's soul.Steph Davis takes risks, trusts her impulses, makes decisions based on what feels right and never looks back. Soon after she was introduced to rock climbing, she abandoned the respectability of university life and a potential career as a concert pianist to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down ... Leer más

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More than just an adventure, this is the story of a woman's soul.Steph Davis takes risks, trusts her impulses, makes decisions based on what feels right and never looks back. Soon after she was introduced to rock climbing, she abandoned the respectability of university life and a potential career as a concert pianist to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down
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Mountains for Beginners: A Simple Introduction to How the Earth's Giants Are Born

de Thomas Beckett ...

Narrado por Thomas Beckett ...

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1 horas 46 minutos

Transform your next scenic hike into an awe-inspiring popular science journey through the fascinating wonders of geology. Uncover the massive, unseen tectonic forces that build, shape, and slowly erase the towering peaks around us. Perfect for curious minds craving a relaxing yet educational commute, this accessible adventure decodes the hidden machinery of our dynamic planet.Step away from dense ... Leer más

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Transform your next scenic hike into an awe-inspiring popular science journey through the fascinating wonders of geology. Uncover the massive, unseen tectonic forces that build, shape, and slowly erase the towering peaks around us. Perfect for curious minds craving a relaxing yet educational commute, this accessible adventure decodes the hidden machinery of our dynamic planet.Step away from dense
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The Alps

A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

de Stephen O'Shea ...

Narrado por Robert Fass ...

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10 hora 7 minutos

For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineers—and some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, journeying through their 500-mile arc across France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. ... Leer más

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For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineers—and some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, journeying through their 500-mile arc across France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.
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The Ghost of the Mountains

Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard

de Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi ...

Narrado por Vidish Athavale ...

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10 hora 9 minutos

**“Thrilling and intrepid. A beautiful tale of dramatic, wild landscapes and the entangled lives of snow leopards, their prey, and the humans who share their terrain.” —Andrea Wulf, bestselling author of The Invention of Nature“By turns beautiful, terrible, and encouraging.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth ExtinctionThe vivid account of a leading conservationist’s ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

**“Thrilling and intrepid. A beautiful tale of dramatic, wild landscapes and the entangled lives of snow leopards, their prey, and the humans who share their terrain.” —Andrea Wulf, bestselling author of The Invention of Nature“By turns beautiful, terrible, and encouraging.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth ExtinctionThe vivid account of a leading conservationist’s
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Between the Sunset and the Sea

A View of 16 British Mountains

de Simon Ingram ...

Narrado por Robbie MacNab ...

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18 hora 51 minutos

‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring
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William Stanek's The Living North Cascades Biography

Ice, Rivers, and the Making of a Modern Wilderness

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 26 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 hora 2 minutos

North Cascades looks like wilderness untouched by history. Its biography tells a more complicated story. Mountains rose and glaciers cut through them. Ice fed rivers. Indigenous peoples crossed and knew the range. Miners entered difficult valleys. Roads, dams, power systems, recreation, wilderness advocacy, science, and conservation created new relationships between distant mountains and modern ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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North Cascades looks like wilderness untouched by history. Its biography tells a more complicated story. Mountains rose and glaciers cut through them. Ice fed rivers. Indigenous peoples crossed and knew the range. Miners entered difficult valleys. Roads, dams, power systems, recreation, wilderness advocacy, science, and conservation created new relationships between distant mountains and modern
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William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography

Granite, Water, and the Battle to Preserve a Valley

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 hora 12 minutos

Yosemite's famous walls were not built for admiration. Granite rose, fractured, weathered, and was reshaped by ice and water. Rivers cut through mountain country. Waterfalls changed with season. Forests burned and returned. People lived within these landscapes long before Yosemite became an American symbol. William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography follows the park across deep time, ... Leer más

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Yosemite's famous walls were not built for admiration. Granite rose, fractured, weathered, and was reshaped by ice and water. Rivers cut through mountain country. Waterfalls changed with season. Forests burned and returned. People lived within these landscapes long before Yosemite became an American symbol. William Stanek's The Living Yosemite Biography follows the park across deep time,
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Mountains: From Sacred Heights to Conquered Summits

de Liam Cartwright ...

Narrado por Liam Cartwright ...

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1 horas 47 minutos

Ascend from ancient sacred peaks to modern summits in this sweeping nature history of human ambition and deep geology. Whether you are commuting to the city or dreaming of your next alpine hike, this immersive narrative transforms your listening hours into an awe-inspiring armchair expedition. Experience the profound shift from fearing forbidden high altitudes to conquering them for sporting glory ... Leer más

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Ascend from ancient sacred peaks to modern summits in this sweeping nature history of human ambition and deep geology. Whether you are commuting to the city or dreaming of your next alpine hike, this immersive narrative transforms your listening hours into an awe-inspiring armchair expedition. Experience the profound shift from fearing forbidden high altitudes to conquering them for sporting glory
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High

A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China

de Erika Fatland ...

Narrado por Samantha Desz ...

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20 hora 15 minutos

An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prize-winning author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan), on a journey along the Himalaya.The Himalaya weave through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the s... ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prize-winning author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan), on a journey along the Himalaya.The Himalaya weave through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the s...
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Unraveled

A Climber's Journey Through Darkness and Back

de Katie Brown ...

Narrado por Sarah Zimmerman ...

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8 hora 29 minutos

As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first "comp kids"—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious ... Leer más

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As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first "comp kids"—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious
... Leer más
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Everest the Cruel Way

The audacious winter attempt of the West Ridge

de Joe Tasker ...

Narrado por Stewart Crank ...

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6 hora 44 minutos

On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the West Ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible.Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth – an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's fines... ... Leer más

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On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the West Ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible.Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth – an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's fines...
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On the Nose

A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb

de Hans Florine, Jayme Moye ...

Narrado por Hans Florine ...

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5 hora 37 minutos

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, does it in an astounding two and a half hours ... Leer más

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Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, does it in an astounding two and a half hours
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