The Climb

Tragic Ambitions on Everest

De: G. Weston DeWalt, Anatoli Boukreev

Narrado por: Nelson Runger, 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, LLC

Gripping Engaging Account of Disaster

Krakauer's biased account covered up Pittman's antics and his own team's failures while abusively and inaccurately piling onto Boukreev.

A lot of detail and perspective not found in other accounts and the co author did a masterful and careful job.

I've read a number of mountaineering books and this one is by far the best.

Anatoly Bouchreev is the hero and an amazing storyteller. I think you are you understand more about climbing Everest, Than with any other book.

Superb insight and detail well delivered

What an incredible story, hard to grasp in a way in our age of everything-all-the-time connected world. As non-fiction really well structured, rich in information plus personal insight based on deep experience and the epilogue was an unexpected bonus. An excellent package that really s is the audiobook format.
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!

another perspective

ive read the other books about that most fateful day on Everest, and while I enjoyed The Krakhour book, Into Thin Air, more, I did find listening to this other point of view of the same tragedy well worth it.

Wow

Not only eye opening, but finished with the mysticism only the mountains and their adventurers could provide.

Excellent mountaineering book

A must read as an additional perspective to the tragedy on Everest as told in "Into Thin Air." I enjoy Krakauer's books, but his engaging style comes at the price of a nuanced perspective on complex events. "The Climb" is clearly a defense of Boukreev. I found his defense to be well worth listening to.

Great story

If you read or listened to "Into Thin Air" you must listen to this. This is another well told side of the 1996 Everest coin. Here the author refutes Krakauer's criticism's of him in not doing enough to save people's lives during the 1996 Everest disaster. And it makes you really wonder why Krakauer didn't do more to investigate his bold claims defaming Anatoli. Written simply and honestly but in a thrilling way - this is an adventure classic for generations to come.

Everest 1996

A clapback at into thin air. Unfortunately the most detailed stories would need to come from those no less Niger with us.
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.

Kraukauer is meh

I've slowly learned to distrust krakauer. This book obviously has an agenda, but I appreciate a different viewpoint besides krakauer.

A must read if you already read Into Thin Air

Would you consider the audio edition of The Climb to be better than the print version?

Haven't read the print version

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Climb?

The rescue efforts by Anatoli

Which scene was your favorite?

Same

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The survival of the few left on the open on that night

Any additional comments?

none