Exploration & Journeys
The making of a mountaineer
George Ingle Finch · narrated by Juniper
2026
10h 7m
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George Ingle Finch, a member of the 1922 Everest expedition, tells how a mountaineer is made, from the Alps to the roof of the world. Pioneer of bottled oxygen on the high peaks, he writes of ice, altitude and ambition. A classic of early Himalayan climbing.
Inside this audiobook
23 chapters
- 1PREFACE3m
- 2CHAPTER I EARLY DAYS13m
- 3CHAPTER II CLIMBING IN CORSICA37m
- 4CHAPTER III THE WETTERHORN22m
- 5CHAPTER IV THE JUNGFRAU29m
- 6CHAPTER V THE JUNGFRAU AND THE JUNGFRAUJOCH24m
- 7CHAPTER VI ON SKIS IN THE BERNESE OBERLAND22m
- 8CHAPTER VII ON SKIS IN THE BERNESE OBERLAND (continued)22m
- 9CHAPTER VIII A WINTER’S NIGHT ON THE TÖDI28m
- 10CHAPTER IX THE BIFERTENSTOCK32m
- 11CHAPTER X MONTE ROSA25m
- 12CHAPTER XI THE TWINS20m
- 13CHAPTER XII THE MATTERHORN—A BEGINNER’S IMPRESSIONS33m
- 14CHAPTER XIII THE MATTERHORN20m
- 15CHAPTER XIV THE DENT D’HÉRENS38m
- 16CHAPTER XV MONT BLANC27m
- 17CHAPTER XVI MONT BLANC FROM THE SOUTH40m
- 18CHAPTER XVII TWO CHAMONIX AIGUILLES39m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII THE AIGUILLE DU DRU27m
- 20CHAPTER XIX TOWARDS MOUNT EVEREST23m
- 21CHAPTER XX MOUNT EVEREST1h 9m
- 22Chapter 233m
- 23CHAPTER XXI MOUNTAINEERING PHOTOGRAPHY11m
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