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The Climb Up to Hell
- Narrated by: David L. Stanley
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
In the heart of the Swiss Alps stand the three majestic peaks of the Bernese Oberland, Europe's most famous mountain range. The highest, at 13,638 feet, is the Jungfrau. Next is the Mönch at 13,465 feet. But it is the smallest, the Eiger, rising 13,038 feet above sea level, that is by far the deadliest. Called a "living" mountain for its constantly changing conditions--unpredictable weather, disintegrating limestone surfaces, and continuously falling rock and ice--its mile-high north wall is perhaps the most dangerous climb in the world. And that may be just what beckons elite Alpinists to scale the treacherous peak against the odds.
In 1957, nearly 40 years before the well-known Mount Everest tragedy, two teams of confident climbers set out to summit the north wall of Eiger Mountain. Not long into their journey, onlookers could tell the four men were headed for disaster. Soon rescue teams from all over Europe raced toward Eiger--yet only one of the four climbers survived to face unfounded international accusations. In a story as fascinating as any novel, Jack Olsen creates a riveting account of daring adventure, heroic rescue, and one of the most baffling mysteries in the history of mountain climbing.
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- Charles Watson
- 02-12-18
Again, terrible narration.
I have read this book before and very much enjoyed the fascinating story. However, in common with other reviewers, I found the narration to be, frankly. awful. The dynamics, enunciation and pausing were worthy of a schoolboy..
I don't want to be rude, so I won't say any more!
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- Lucie Dingwall
- 08-04-24
Terrible Narrator
I have never heard such bad narration, it completely spoiled the book, it was almost unlistenable as there were so many pauses and emphases in the wrong places that it made it disjointed and difficult to follow. I almost thought at one stage that there was a technical error with the recording as I couldn't believe it could be so bad.
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- Kandipandi
- 03-05-19
Narration Terrible
Very interesting story ruined by the narration. Tone, pace and enunciation way off for this kind of book. I think the North Wall climb is probably easier than listening to this book! I hope a new version is released with a different narrator.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-02-19
Good book,
Good book, Well written. Brought a copy for a friend who also really enjoyed it.
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