Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest audiobook runs 16.4 hours unabridged, narrated by David Povall (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.4 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
549 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
Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest is an audiobook by Ranulph Fiennes: a 16.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Povall, released December 1, 2004, on the World and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Povall
- Released
- December 1, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781602831346
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest audiobook?
Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest runs 16.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.
Is the Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest?
Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest is narrated by David Povall.
Is Race to the Pole: Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott’s Antarctic Quest worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.5 hours.