How long does it take to read The Climb?
Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston Dewalt
The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston Dewalt takes about 6 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 372 pages, about 102,300 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A member of a climbing team that tried to take the summit of Everest in May 1996 shares the gripping true story of what happened when another climbing group was overcome by snow, wind, and lack of oxygen.
Subjects: Mountaineering accidents, Mountaineering, Search and rescue operations, Mountain Madness (Firm), Climbing & mountaineering, True Stories
