Climbing Everest (5CDs) by George Mallory read by Tim Pigott-Smith

Famously impelled to climb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts between 1921 and 1924 to be the first to reach its summit, and perished on the third alongside colleague Sandy Irvine. With eloquence, Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber’s sense of triumph, and experiences of staggering beauty. By the end the listener will know almost every inch of the slopes, glaciers, precipices and crevasses en route to the summit. A moving and informative listen, additional material includes an end piece written especially for this recording by Mallory’s Biographer Peter Gillman and an exclusive interview.