Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face audiobook runs 12.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Stewart Crank and Chris Bonington (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stewart Crank
Stewart Crank narrates 182 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,779 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
971 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face is an audiobook by Chris Bonington: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Stewart Crank and Chris Bonington, released April 16, 2026, on the World and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stewart Crank, Chris Bonington
- Released
- April 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, History & Culture, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781839812668
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face audiobook?
Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face?
Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face is narrated by Stewart Crank and Chris Bonington.
Is Everest the Hard Way: The first ascent of the South West Face worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.