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The Last Great Mountain

The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga

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The Last Great Mountain

By: Mick Conefrey
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the disastrous first attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band. The Last Great Mountain is the final instalment of Mick Conefrey's acclaimed high-altitude trilogy.

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At least 9, if not more, repeats. Simple editing checks should catch those. otherwise good, so the simple misses are frustrating.

repeated phrases

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Solid 3 stars - this is a matter of fact book about the history of one of the less-written-about 8000ers, and I overall really enjoyed it. A good read for anyone interested in mountaineering!

I will note, the editing on this audiobook is a little herky-jerky at the beginning especially: there are quite a few instances of the narrator doing a re-take where the original and retake were both left in. It’s not a major issue, but was disconcerting at times.

Informative and adventurous

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intriguing story
narrator had a great voice
Such courage and perseverance is just incredible.

Mountain Climbers

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Loved the focus on the history of attempts leading to the first successful climb. It was a new take for me and I thought it was very well written

Interesting focus for a mountaineering book

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It was a great book, but there were too many places where there was a repeat of 10 to 15 seconds. It did not take away from the work, but it did take away a star..

The editing needs work

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