Dark Summit
The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
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Narrated by:
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David Drummond
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By:
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Nick Heil
About this listen
If David Sharp's death was shocking, it was not singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year.
In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the outfitter who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain's north side---and who some believe was partially responsible for Sharp's death. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus.
Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.
©2008 Nick Heil (P)2008 TantorCritic Reviews
Through rock-solid reporting and vital prose, Heil leads us up into this rarefied world, step by hypoxic step." (Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers)
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- Clare Mahoney
- 15-09-2024
Fantastic
A well researched and unbiased account of the history of climbing on Everest with particular reference to the 2006 season. A really thought provoking book.
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- mike bird
- 23-03-2020
Great book for mountain voyeurs
I'm not a climber but mountain climbing 8000metre peaks and those that do them fascinate me. This book goes into detail about what it takes, the path up the northern side, history of the mountain and climbers along with the morals and thinking of those on the mountain. Well written, nicely read, couldn't turn it off. Well recommended
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- Liss and Pen
- 26-02-2021
An Amazing Recounting
A very in depth and clear history of the tragic past on Everest, which does not seek to lay blame or pardon behaviour.
The narration is okay, but let down by some of the attempts to mimic accents.
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- Paul
- 29-01-2020
great audiobook!
the writing, the performer, the story and the the way he put it all together... fantastic!
Definitely recommend. I'd listen to it again.
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- Georgie
- 11-05-2021
The most laughable accents I've ever heard
What on God's green earth ever possessed the narrator to use terrible accents is beyond me. Not only were the accents hilariously awful they were often wildly inaccurate, notably Sir Edmund Hillary ( a KIWI!) sounding like bloody crocodile Dundee!
I could not finish this book. Would not recommend.
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