'Among all outdoor pursuits, climbing mountains offers the purest, most direct challenge. Instead, it reveals how embracing change, challenge, and uncertainty prepares anyone to face their “next Everest” in life.Ī Macmillan Audio production from St.

But this story is not about “conquering” the world’s highest peak. Davidson's background in geology and environmental science makes him uniquely qualified to explain how this natural disaster unfolded and why the seismic threats lurking beneath Nepal are even greater today. Suspenseful and engrossing, The Next Everest portrays the experience of living through the biggest disaster to ever hit the mountain. But in the face of risk and uncertainty, he returned in 2017 and finally achieved his dream of reaching the summit. The experience left him shaken, and despite his 33 years of climbing and serving as an expedition leader, he wasn’t sure that he would ever go back. That day also became the deadliest in the history of Everest, with 18 people losing their lives on the mountain.Īfter spending two unsettling days stranded on Everest, Davidson's team was rescued by helicopter. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in 81 years and killed about 8,900 people. On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. One of Atlas & Boots' Top 10 Adventure Travel Books of 2021Ī dramatic account of the deadly earthquake on Everest - and a return to reach the summit. This program includes excerpts read by the author.

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