Enough

Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest

De: Melissa Arnot Reid

Narrado por: Melissa Arnot Reid

A searching, uplifting memoir by the celebrated, groundbreaking climber: a journey of overcoming where the mountain’s highest peaks can only be reached by traversing the dark crevasses of the soul

At twenty-seven, when Melissa Arnot Reid accepted a tank of oxygen just short of the summit of Mount Everest, she felt ravaged by defeat. Driven by a relentless, lifelong quest to prove to herself, her family, and the world that she was enough, she had set herself an incredible goal—to become the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen. The failure battered her spirit and left her struggling to keep her tenuous grip on hope.

In the candid and adventurous spirit of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, Enough is a story of a life in which the most dangerous mountain faces became a refuge—until suddenly they, too, no longer seemed safe. From a childhood marked by conflict, betrayal, and predation, Reid propelled herself to the top of the mountain climbing world, summiting and guiding on the world’s most challenging peaks and establishing herself as a woman unafraid to throw elbows in a milieu dominated by men. And yet for every summit she reached, her valleys of inner turmoil—over her estrangement with the family she believed she’d destroyed as a child; over relationships that cycled through deception and infidelity—grew deeper and more self-destructive. Eventually, she could not keep these worlds from colliding, especially after a series of tragedies at dangerous elevations took the lives of her mentors and friends. Forced at last to face herself, Reid made her most perilous climb yet—toward the uncertain promise of forgiveness and self-acceptance.

A beautiful, aching memoir of a journey with life-and-death stakes on the mountain and off, Enough bares the soul of one of the world’s greatest climbers, from the rarified heights visible only at thin-air altitudes to the dark depths home to demons familiar to anyone who has struggled to find compassion for themselves.

©2025 Melissa Arnot Reid (P)2025 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Enough reads as if I’m standing on a wind-blown crevasse with one of my favorite athletes. Melissa teaches us how to reach our own personal summit by showing how she climbs on despite trauma, pain, tension, stress, doubt, and failure. She knows what it feels like to stand on top, but sharing this book and the detailed journey of how she got there is her greatest achievement.”—Deena Kastor, Olympic medalist and New York Times bestselling author of Let Your Mind Run

“This brave, fascinating memoir documents the tormented life of an elite professional mountain guide. It derives much of its considerable power from the author’s ruthless honesty. Melissa Arnot Reid provides an understated first-hand account of her pivotal role in preventing a mob of angry Sherpas from murdering three famous European climbers who’d insulted and disrespected them on Mt. Everest, bears witness to the two deadliest mass-casualty events in the mountain’s history, and describes her agonizing ascent of the peak without supplemental oxygen. Enough is the best ‘Everest book’ I’ve read in a long time.”—Jon Krakauer

“As [Melissa Arnot Reid] sketches the shape of a void between who she is and who she longs to be, one cannot help but cheer her on in crossing that divide in fits and starts and wrestling repeatedly with the idea of where—and to whom—she belongs. An endearing memoir about how to seize hard-fought freedom to become the best version of yourself.”—Kirkus Review

Harships to triumphs

Raw, vulnerable,brave, heroic journey of Melissa’s life.
The highest recommendations for this EXCELLENT memoir❤️

Did not care for reader

Reader was almost monotone and voice annoyed me. Pauses didn't seem to follow punctuation either. Only listened because story was interesting.

INCREDIBLE

There are not enough words to describe how wonderful this book is. As a young female guide I related to so much of this journey. I found myself laughing, crying, and reflecting in every chapter. Thank you for writing this.

Raw, honest, adventurous, detailed

I like the analogies of Melissa’s life to climbing, the soft whispers in her narration, the darkness. I’m sad this book is over, it was that good

Great topic

Melissa goes through some of the more challenging physical things a human can do all while struggling with a form of imposter syndrome in your mind. A great book that’s very relatable to many people.

The complexities of Melissa’s life.

This book took a lot of courage to write. Most of us only know Melissa via public media and “Enough” exposes her difficulties and challenges through life from her personal perspective. Amazingly dramatic, yet so very human.

What a story!

I’ve enjoyed listening to it from start to end. Thanks for sharing that story and the life lessons along the way 🙏

A Generous Gift

Thank you, Melissa for taking your profound personal experience and investing in the process of creating this book so it can be shared with the world. I was so enthralled listening…this book feels like it took me on an adventure, and is beckoning me to do more inner mountain climbing of my own. I am grateful and inspired.

Very raw and real story.

This story is a dramatic telling of personal struggles that drove success and lead to many failures and opportunities for personal growth and healing.

Inspired

This was a look behind the curtain of outdoor fame. Melissa completely lets it all out and shows that strength is not just the ability to do amazing things in impossible places, but the ability to persevere and overcome self doubt and break barriers.