Beck Weathers talks about the fateful day he was left for dead on Everest, and his recovery - physical and emotional.

Received yesterday, thanks! It seems to be brand new, it's still wrapped...

I read "The Climb" by Anatoli Boukreev which is about the same incident in 1996 on Everst so it will be interesting to hear Beck Weathers' account.

It wasn't just an account of what happened to Beck Weathers on Everest but also what led him there and how his relationship with his wife deteriorated ever since they got married. All was read (by Buck Schirner) in quite an unemotional and pragmatic way. Maybe Weathers intended it this way but I found it a bit difficult to listen to.

Reserved for MrBones.

29.6. Will be travelling on today.

Thanks dschinny! Got it this morning. Like I said I will release it somewhere in the Alps this summer. After listening to it myself of course.
We'll see where it end up...

Well, this was not what I expected it to be. I listened to it twice because the first time around it left me a little disappointed having expected yet another detailed account of the drama at Mt. Everest in 1996. But that's not what it was. Everst only serves as a backdrop for Beck Weathers personal story as a mountaineer and a husband/father. He offers deep insight into the psyche of a climber. Offers answers to the age-old question: "Why do we climb mountains?"
Partly I felt very close to Becks reasoning although maybe I haven't experienced it quite to that extent. But it is true that climbing mountains acts as an escape. Not only from your daily lives but also as a mental escape. There's just no room left contemplating on your life while focussing on that next crucial step. It can be kind of a relief sometimes and I suspect this to be one of the motivational driving forces for many climbers.

But back to the book: Becks story of miraculous survival on Everest and recovery is extraordinary and worth to be told and listened to. It's clear that this event has changed his life in many ways(astonishingly mostly for the better). I believe, as far as storytelling goes, it could have been done better, though. Parts of it were dragging on and the quotes from various family members and acquaintances stuck in every now and then made for confusing listening at times.
I also agree with dschinny that the narrator Buck Schirner was a little annoying to listen to. The accents he was trying to imitate somehow didn't sound right to me. But then what do I know....;-)

Thanks for the book and I will release it in August somewhere in the Alps. Maybe I'll pass it on directly to some climber who speaks English for fear of otherwise not finding the right audience here in the German speaking part of the world. We'll see...

So last weekend we went on a hike and took the little fella with us. We wanted to make it to the top of the "Häuselhorn"(2284m) in Austria. Well, it wasn't easy!

It started out as a perfectly fine day and we were all so excited, but soon we noticed strange creatures lurking everywhere.

They clearly were after the book but despite numerous attacks we managed to successfully haul him up there.

Despite his relatively short legs and arms he proved to be a fairly good climber. Certainly not afraid of heights. Well done bally!

RELEASE NOTES:

He's now sound and safe in the little metal box at the cross while we got chased down the mountain by hail and snow. In mid august, no less!

Lieber Finder,
das Audiobuch ist leider auf Englisch. Falls die Sprache Schwierigkeiten macht gibt es ja vielleicht Bekannte/Freunde mit Englischkenntnissen, die sich darüber freuen würden.
Viel Vergnügen jedenfalls und schöne Touren!