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"This is a superb collection of some of the best mountain and adventure writing of the century." - Michael Kennedy, Editor, Climbing Magazine
Everest and K2 - Two of the most feared and respected peaks in the world. High offers a unique perspective on climbing these two peaks, from early exploration disasters, to the modern tragedies.
With writing from Matt Dickinson, Chris Bonington, David Roberts and others, these stories remind us, in vivid accounts why Everest and K2 are among the world's most dangerous places, yet why the world's best climbers can't stay away from them.
High is an adventure audiobook at its most compelling.

Pam Ayres Live On StageAuthor - Pam AyresNarrator - Pam AyresPublisher - BBC Audiobooks LtdLength - 2 hoursCategories - Humor
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Elvis Presley: The Man, the Life, the LegendAuthor - Pamela Clarke KeoghNarrator - Anna FieldsPublisher - Blackstone Audio IncLength - 8 hoursCategories - BiographyDownload Price - $16.95
That voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls—Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture. "His appearance on Ed Sullivan ripped the 1950s in half," writes the author. Keogh examines... See full description...
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Defending Baltimore Against Enemy AttackAuthor - Charles OsgoodNarrator - Charles OsgoodPublisher - Brilliance Audio IncLength - 2 hours 25 minutesCategories - 20th Century
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Thomas Hobbes: LeviathanAuthor - George H. SmithNarrator - Craig Deitschmann with a supporting castPublisher - Blackstone Audio IncLength - 2 hours 30 minutesCategories - PoliticsDownload Price - $9.95
This presentation explores the social and political turmoil during which Leviathan was written, including an examination of the radical political philosophies spawned by opposition to the Stuart mo... See full description...
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time Vol. 4: The President, First Term, 1801-1805Author - Dumas MaloneNarrator - Anna FieldsPublisher - Blackstone Audio IncLength - 19 hoursCategories - AutobiographyDownload Price - $36.95
The fourth volume in this Pulitzer Prize-winning six-volume work vividly recounts Jefferson’s eventful first presidential term. Though characterized by calmer seas than his second presidential voyage, Jefferson’s first years in office find him confronting a nation deeply divided following the... See full description...
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