Year after year, in spite of monumental dangers, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains, whether it's the cliffs of Yosemite or the peaks of the Himalaya. At these places, even the most cautious climber must accept the possibilities of moving unroped to save time, braving terrain vulnerable to rockfall, trusting afternoon thunderstorms to hold off long enough to get below treeline. Mistakes, bad weather and bad luck often lead to death.
Climb offers harrowing accounts of extreme mountaineering and its potentially fatal consequences. Everest and K2--two of the most feared and respected peaks in the world. High offers a unique perspective on climbing these two peaks, from early exploration disasters, to the modern tragedies. These stories remind us, in vivid written accounts, why Everest and K2 are among the world's most dangerous places, yet why the world's best climbers can't stay away from them.
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EDITOR
Adrenaline Series editor Clint Willis has been a climber and an
armchair mountaineer since he was ten years old. His writing about
technology, finance and the outdoors has appeared in more than 100
publications, including Men's Journal, Outside, Rock & Ice and The
New York Times, and he is a contributing editor of Forbes ASAP and Worth
magazines. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cape Elizabeth,
Maine.
NARRATORS
Terence Aselford has narrated over 150 audiobooks. His acting
career has included regional theatre roles ranging from Shakespeare to
Neil Simon, on camera work in NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries," national
television commercials, industrial videos and voice-overs.
Graeme Malcolm, with over 150 audiobooks to his credit, is an
accomplished television, film and stage actor. He has been honored with
an Audie Award for his narrative skills and was the 1998 recipient of
the Narrator of the Year Award from the American Foundation For The
Blind.
Gary Telles has been narrating audiobooks for the past ten years.
A veteran stage actor, he has performed classical, contemporary and
original theatre across the country, in addition to appearing on
television, radio and CD-ROM.
Nick Sampson, born in Bristol, England, has been an award winning
stage actor for over 20 years. His theater experience ranges from
British farce to Shakespeare. He has performed on numerous Adrenaline
Book audiobooks.
Kimberly Schraf has been recording acclaimed audiobooks for
twelve years and has aged professionally in theatres ranging from Arena
Stage and the Kennedy Center, to Scotland's Deinburgh Festival. She is a
graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis.
George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook
industry, recording over 500 unabridged books and garnering the 1999
Audie Award for Best Narration of Unabridged Fiction. His forty-year
career includes appearances on Broadway, off-Broadway--winning an OBIE
Award--films and television.
Eric Conger has appeared on television's "Another World" and
"Loving," and on stage at over a dozen regional theatres. He has voiced
over 4,000 corporate and documentary programs, and narrated over 48
audiobooks. He lives in Weehawken, New Jersey.
Simon Prebble, a veteran of soap operas, "As The World Turns" and
"Loving," has narrated nearly 150 audiobooks. The UK native has
extensive voice-over experience in industrial, public service, radio and
television advertising campaigns, and has been an on-camera spokesman
for corporate presentations.
Alan Sklar has been a voiceover artist for over ten years. He
has recorded for radio, television and video, as well as narrated both
fiction and non-fiction audiobooks. He lives in Mt. Kisco, New York
with his wife, Anita.
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An Audio Bundle: Climb & High
Author: John Long, Hamish MacInnes, Tom Patey, Pete Sinclair, Galen Rowell, Daniel Duane, H.G. Wells, Maureen O'Neill, Evelyn Waugh, David Roberts, Charles Clarke, Charles Houston, Robert Bates, FS Smythe
Narrator: Terence Aselford, Graeme Malcolm, Nick Sampson, Kimberly Schraf, Gary Telles, George Guidall, Eric Conger, Simon Prebble, Alan Sklar
ISBN: 9781931953719
SRP: $34.95
Length: 10:56:00
Item No: LL646
Available on the following websites: Amazon, Apple, Audible, AudioBookStore, Audiobooks, Blackstone, Catalist, Epic!, Kobo, Libro.fm, Mackin, Overdrive, StoryTel, Tumblebooks.