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K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts

K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Fred Sanders (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain is an audiobook by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Sanders, released October 13, 2009, on the World and Travel Tips shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Fred Sanders
Released
October 13, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Travel Tips, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780739384718

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain audiobook?

K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain?

K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain is narrated by Fred Sanders.

Is K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.