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The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again
Jim Davidson
3.85 AVERAGE
71 reviews for:
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again
Jim Davidson
3.85 AVERAGE
I read “The Ledge” several years ago, loved it and immediately looked up Jim Davidson online as I often do after reading memoirs. I followed him on Facebook and saw that he was preparing to hike Everest in 2015. I saw his Facebook updates after the earthquake (I remember seeing coverage of the earthquake on the news and I told my friend- “I know someone who’s there!” LOL) I’ve continued following him over the years and saw that he did go back and successfully summit Everest. I was so happy to hear that he wrote another book about this journey as it is quite a story. It’s interesting to hear the stories of his growing up and working as a painter, how that helped prepare him for mountaineering. And describing the guilt he feels when he has to leave his wife and grown kids for extended periods of time- the struggles and overcoming obstacles are so relatable even for those who aren’t mountaineers.
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*Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the audiobook ARC
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again is a compelling memoir of Jim Davidson's experiences climbing Mount Everest. I thoroughly enjoyed Tim Campbell's audiobook narration and often had to remind myself that he was the voice actor, not Jim Davidson himself. Although, Davidson did include an audio clip at the end that was self-narrated about overcoming the COVID pandemic, the next Everest to conquer.
I found myself enthralled listening to Davidson's account of surviving a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Everest to turn around two years later and attempt the climb again. Some parts of the story were slower, such as Davidson's memories of his past and his recovery after the first attempt at climbing Everest. However, the narrative picks up again once Davidson sets his sights on training and preparing for his return. It is quite the resilient story, and anyone interested in Mount Everest, climbing, or memoirs will be fascinated by Jim Davidson's knowledge. I, personally, learned a lot about Everest by listening to this book, especially the risks of high altitude sickness, frostbite suddenness, makeshift tent urinals, or cleaning the poop bucket if you're stuck on one of the world's deadliest mountains.
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again is a compelling memoir of Jim Davidson's experiences climbing Mount Everest. I thoroughly enjoyed Tim Campbell's audiobook narration and often had to remind myself that he was the voice actor, not Jim Davidson himself. Although, Davidson did include an audio clip at the end that was self-narrated about overcoming the COVID pandemic, the next Everest to conquer.
I found myself enthralled listening to Davidson's account of surviving a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Everest to turn around two years later and attempt the climb again. Some parts of the story were slower, such as Davidson's memories of his past and his recovery after the first attempt at climbing Everest. However, the narrative picks up again once Davidson sets his sights on training and preparing for his return. It is quite the resilient story, and anyone interested in Mount Everest, climbing, or memoirs will be fascinated by Jim Davidson's knowledge. I, personally, learned a lot about Everest by listening to this book, especially the risks of high altitude sickness, frostbite suddenness, makeshift tent urinals, or cleaning the poop bucket if you're stuck on one of the world's deadliest mountains.
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I expected more of the book to be about Davidson's experience during and shortly after the earthquake while he was on Mt Everest. While he and his closest team members were physically safe, I didn't feel much from the book regarding what must have been mentally harrowing as they didn't know who wasn't safe elsewhere on the mountain or whether aftershocks would cause them physical harm. Perhaps that's due to the writing or perhaps it's due to the voice reading the audiobook.
Most of the book, about his subsequent trip to Everest two years later, was enjoyable to listen to. I appreciate that a different person read this audiobook compared to Davidson reading "The Ledge" that he wrote about another harrowing climbing experience earlier in his life. It was useful that I read The Ledge first - it provided good background that could only be alluded to in this book. Frankly, I get the impression that the experience he wrote about in The Ledge affected his Everest climb (and all of his climbs) more than the earthquake did.
Most of the book, about his subsequent trip to Everest two years later, was enjoyable to listen to. I appreciate that a different person read this audiobook compared to Davidson reading "The Ledge" that he wrote about another harrowing climbing experience earlier in his life. It was useful that I read The Ledge first - it provided good background that could only be alluded to in this book. Frankly, I get the impression that the experience he wrote about in The Ledge affected his Everest climb (and all of his climbs) more than the earthquake did.
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Meh. It wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great. Waaaaay too much inconsequential detail.