Left for Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
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Narrated by:
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Roger Wayne
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Written by:
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Beck Weathers
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Stephen G. Michaud
About this listen
In 1996, Beck Weathers and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded on the mountain, ripping the team to shreds, forcing brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives. Rescuers who reached Weathers saw that he was dying and left him. Twelve hours later, the inexplicable occurred. Weathers appeared, blinded, gloveless, and caked with ice - walking down the mountain.
In this powerful memoir, now featuring a new preface, Weathers describes not only his escape from hypothermia and the murderous storm that killed eight climbers but the journey of his life. This is the story of a man's route to a dangerous sport and a fateful expedition, as well as the road of recovery he has traveled since; of survival in the face of certain death, the reclaiming of a family and a life; and of the most extraordinary adventure of all: finding the courage to say yes when life offers us a second chance.
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- Mona_Lisa
- 2024-08-19
Arrogance was his motivator.
It’s hard to appreciate or empathize on his stories of ‘adventure’ thru his ocd and narcissistic behavior. What a schmuck. Or a study on mental illness. But relieved he finally discovered his humanity. Narration was rather robotic.
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- Roberta W
- 2024-04-10
Gripping
Wow, what a story. Left for dead, miraculously living, losing much of his face and his hands, on top of his already compromised vision, Beck finds reasons to live and reinvents himself. A self acclaimed former thrill seeker and emotionally distant man goes within and finds his heart. Powerful stuff.
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- [Anonymous]
- 2019-04-29
A different take on Everest
Less about the technicalities of the climb and the challenges to summit (although there is a fair bit in there to keep the audience happy), but more about the ripple effect the tragedy on Mount Everest had in Beck Weathers' life and for his family. Heartfelt and honest, I can feel the authenticity of the entire family's experience.
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- Georgina
- 2024-04-06
More autobiography than anything
if you are interested in the personality of someone who sought to climb the 7 summits and died (mostly) on Everest you might enjoy this book. part 1 is about what happened to Weathers on Everest in 1995. Stop here if you're interested in his version of events.
Parts 2 & 3 are essentially autobiographies of Weathers and his wife. Part 4 is about Weathers climbing the 7 summits prior to attempting Everest. (Spoiler: His 1st climb was Denali where he turnedback before the summit. Then he summitted Kilimanjaro, Mt. Elbrus, Aconcagua, Vinson Mountains, and Carstenz Pyramid before attempting Everest.) Part 5 includes some information about his year long recovery and amputations.
Mostly, Left for Dead is the story of a self-centred man who never considered the impact of his decisions on anyone else, especially his family. it took a near death experience for him to change.
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- Raven
- 2023-02-13
Not what I expected/Lame and boring
This story had so much potential. It lacked emotion and it fell flat. Even the Narrator that I usually enjoy sounded bored.
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