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The Last Great Mountain

The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga

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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 Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the disastrous first attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three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.

©2020 Mick Conefrey (P)2021 Audible, Ltd Adventure Travel Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Climbing & Mountaineering Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Adventure Sports
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great story, very well read but the sound engineer left in all the edits and didn't cut them out so you end up with repeated sections

Good reading poor engineering

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I would approximate that at least once every 30 minutes there is a phrase or sentence repeated due to poor editing. One is repeated twice and on one occasion the narrator gets the phrase backwards, repeats the offending word order correctly under his breath and then repeats it again . It's such a shame as it really takes you out of the flow of the narrative each time.

Would still recommend it though, which says a lot about the strength of the writing.

Strong book and narration, very poor editing

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This is the third of Mick Conefrey's books performed by Barnarby Edwards. Like the other two books it is fascinating. However, it is really poorly edited and on several occasions phrases are repeated as the right intonation is sought.

Poorly edited conclusion to a Fantastic trilogy

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This is a great story, like the others by the same author. There are some glitches in the recording where sentences/words are repeated, but maybe half a dozen in many hours of recording so doesn’t spoil the listen.

Great story, some glitches

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As usual for the author a great tale that balances research based on good archival history, biography and interviews with a cracking adventure tale.

Let down somewhat by poor editing! Many times there is repetition by the narrator as he tries to get the correct emphasis on phrases, and a few awkward pauses. Not his fault as he does a splendid job, but the editing errors are more in line with something recorded in the 90s for cassette than something recorded in the golden age of the audiobook.

Great story, poorly edited recording.

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