Epic Stories of Survival From The Wo..., Alfred Lansing
Epic Stories of Survival From The Wo..., Alfred Lansing
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Epic: Stories of Survival From The World's Highest Peaks

Author: Alfred Lansing, Art Davidson, Charles Houston, David Roberts, Greg Child, Maurice Herzog, Robert Bates, Stephen Venables

Narrator: Alan Sklar, Eric Conger, Graeme Malcolm, Rick Adamson

Unabridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2025

Synopsis

Epic—a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits.With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions. Epic is an adventure audiobook at its most compelling!

About Alfred Lansing

Alfred Lansing (1921–1975), a native of Chicago, was a journalist and writer. After serving in the US Navy, he majored in journalism at Northwestern University, edited a weekly newspaper until 1949, then joined the United Press, and in 1952 became a freelance writer. He is best known for his book Endurance, an account of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic explorations. In researching the book, he interviewed ten of the expedition’s surviving members and was granted access to the journals and personal diaries of eight others in order to get a more complete view of the expedition.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on February 04, 2019

Did not get to read all of it as it was my friend's and I had limited time. Crazy true stories that will cure you of any desire you might have to climb serious mountains or even camp in the snow. No thanks, I'll enjoy the devil's thumb from my recliner.......more

Goodreads review by Dmitry on May 30, 2021

Why are all mountaineering books about climbing disasters?......more

Goodreads review by Brad on November 04, 2020

A collection of short stories is exactly that; not too much detail, but enough to satisfy one's curiosity. This book taught me that I want to climb a mountain and also, that I don't want to climb a mountain. Also, Mr. Crowley (shout out to my Ozzy Osbourne fans) was an English occultist, ceremonial ma......more

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