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Beyond the Mountain
- Narrated by: Steve House
- Series: Patagonia
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Categories: Sports & Outdoors, Outdoors & Nature
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Publisher's Summary
What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach.
Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram, and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steve and Vince the first Piolet d'or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans.
Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping listen, destined to be a mountain classic. And it addresses many issues common to nonclimbing life - mentorship, trust, failure success, goal setting, heroes, partnership - as well as the mountaineer's heightened experience of risk and the deaths of friends. Beyond the Mountain is a window into the process of a man working to be the best he can be.
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- U. Javed
- 2019-01-01
Excellent listen
Especially touching to hear Steve House narrate the highs, lows, and the midpoints of his life and the climbs that define it. I had read the book already and it was great to recall the details and be told them in a fresher light.
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- barbudo
- 2018-05-02
A life-changing book
As a beginner mountianeer, this book was perfect. Steve House is a true alpinist. He doesn't climb popular peaks or self-promote; he climbs for himself and for no one else. He climbs for the sake of climbing and he does it the right way - no fixed ropes, bolts, or porters. His story and perspective of life, challenge, success, and failure is inspiring... it's no coincidence that the book's foreword is written by Reinhold Messner himself. Along with soloing K7 and climbing Nanga Parbat, he does mortal human things: he drops a boot, loses a rope, forgets his stove, and pukes way too often, all while hanging on ledges thousands of feet in the air. Read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Nick S
- 2017-09-25
I'm at a loss, really
At first I thought Mr. House needed a professional narrator, but then I realized how much more I was getting his personality by hearing him instead of someone else. All the tales are gripping. Many are tragic, and Steve doesn't seem to hold anything back pertaining to other details. This was some great writing by one of the best professionals of the mountains!
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- irene
- 2019-02-09
Awful reading good story
The narration is awful! But awesome book. I wish they had a pro narrator instead.
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- helen
- 2018-01-24
Not all authors are voice actors-
Such amazing accomplishments and adventures. Might have been more engaging if it were read by a professional, but the story itself is really incredible!
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- Corey S.
- 2019-12-20
Please no more Steve House narration
I can’t even get through the first chapter. I’ve tried twice. Mr House sounds like he’s juggling a marble with his tongue while he’s reading.... Can I get my credit refunded???
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- Frank
- 2017-06-24
4 times in a row
Would you listen to Beyond the Mountain again? Why?
I enjoyed this book so much that I listened to it 4 times in a row. I have climbed for 25 years and took a few off. This book has made me want to get back out again. The mountains are calling...
What was one of the most memorable moments of Beyond the Mountain?
There are many special moments in this book. The books discussion of whether or not to solo, and knowing that even the best have to improvise to make up for "mishaps."
Which character – as performed by Steve House – was your favorite?
Steve House
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed when at time that it reminded me of my own experiences. Crying only came at times that surprised me, not at death but compassion.
Any additional comments?
I am sure I will be listening to this again. I have at least 60 books on audio and I have only listened to 3 others more that once and none other, that I have listened to 3 times.
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- P. Gagne
- 2017-07-04
A professional narrator please!
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, not with the Audiobook format. The narrator's performance is a turn off. Couldn't get past the 20 minutes mark...
What did you like best about this story?
I wish I could have kept listening but couldn't.
What didn’t you like about Steve House’s performance?
Lack of energy, spelling clearly seems to be quite a challenge
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- Robert Kuenzle
- 2021-01-03
Incredible book, well narrated
I almost didn’t purchase this book after reading all the reviews about the poor quality of House’s narration. I’m very happy I did. Not only is this probably my favorite climbing book but it’s also fantastically read. Yes House is not a professional narrator, but the emotions and inflection really come through with his narration and I think that would be missing with a normal, third party reader. The book reads more like a series of long journal entries than a normally crafted book and action is therefore fast paced and interesting. Highly recommended.
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- Lady in the Pink House
- 2020-10-13
Good Read
I enjoyed the listen, but had a bit of a hard time keeping track of the geographical locations of the peaks. That's probably because I was a poor geography student.
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- barbara
- 2020-06-19
Excellent, informative, honest
I loved this book. As one who has been bingeing on mountaineering books almost exclusively throughout the pandemic, I am delighted to add this one to the list, and think it is one of the absolute best. House is honest about his passion for climbing and the effects that passion has had on his personal life. He's a great writer, and provides just the amount of detail about the snow, ice, rock, and heights that the reader craves. He's the only mountaineering writer I've come across so far who makes a point of explaining how hard the losses of life are on the immediate families of those who die. He doesn't mince words, and doesn't skimp on the realities. I really admire his writing and hope to read more of his work.