About This Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking he...
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8h 6m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 50m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 10m
fast reader
350 WPM
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Reading time
5 h 50 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 29 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 43 min
Audio 2x
4 h 52 min
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