The Cliff Climbers


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(4.8 stars; 6 reviews)

A plant hunter, Karl Linden, and his brother Caspar are on their way to the Himalayas to collect the plants of that region. Many adventures befell the brothers and their guides, all of which led to their being trapped in the mountains. This is a story of their escape from those mountains. (Ann Boulais) (8 hr 23 min)

Chapters

The Himalayas 10:11 Read by fiddlesticks
A View from Chumulari 9:59 Read by Lynne T
The Plant-Hunter and His Companions 8:22 Read by ismailuser55
Home to the Hut 6:25 Read by ismailuser55
A Midnight Intruder 8:43 Read by ismailuser55
A Talk About Elephants 6:50 Read by Rachel
Re-stocking the Guns 6:14 Read by Rachel
Inspecting the Cliffs 5:39 Read by Rachel
A Reconnaissance Interrupted 8:33 Read by ismailuser55
Ossaroo on the Obelisk 5:18 Read by ismailuser55
A Wholesale Tumble 8:14 Read by ismailuser55
A Ring Performance 7:29 Read by ismailuser55
An Odd Appearance 6:13 Read by ismailuser55
A Curious Nest 7:45 Read by ismailuser55
The Hornbill 6:50 Read by ismailuser55
A Four-Footed Burglar 7:15 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Fritz Interferes 7:30 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
'Death to the Rogue' 7:58 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
A Home in Ruins 7:57 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Up a Tree Again! 7:04 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
An Implacable Besieger 5:38 Read by ismailuser55
Drawing Their Drink 6:08 Read by ismailuser55
A Gigantic Syringe 4:51 Read by ismailuser55
Swallowed Wholesale 9:08 Read by ismailuser55
The Deodar 13:59 Read by ismailuser55
The Scaling Ladders 8:26 Read by danielaterry
An Empty Larder 5:54 Read by danielaterry
Going Abroad for Breakfast 6:50 Read by ismailuser55
Caspar on a Stalk 5:08 Read by Rachel
The Double Decoy 7:54 Read by ismailuser55
The Signal of the Shikaree 6:06 Read by ismailuser55
The Ibex 10:03 Read by ismailuser55
Goats and Sheep 13:25 Read by ismailuser55
A Battle of Bucks 13:27 Read by ismailuser55
The Bearcoots 13:35 Read by ismailuser55
A Hope Built Upon the Bearcoot 8:52 Read by ismailuser55
The Log on the Leg 11:49 Read by ismailuser55
Further Experiments 6:38 Read by ismailuser55
The Eagle's Escape 6:30 Read by ismailuser55
Fritz and the Falcons 9:51 Read by BettyB
Fritz Offended 5:10 Read by BettyB
A Kite! 7:59 Read by Jeremiah Sutherland
The Paper-Tree 9:53 Read by Jeremiah Sutherland
Flying the Kite 9:35 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
The Rope-Ladder 9:37 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Ossaroo Makes a Quick Descent 8:10 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
The Escape of the Kite 9:29 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
No More Paper-Trees! 7:06 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Aerostatics 12:17 Read by ismailuser55
The Skin Balloon 9:30 Read by ismailuser55
Making Ready for the Ascent 9:19 Read by ismailuser55
Inflation and Failure 4:40 Read by Mark
Another Spell of Despair 10:36 Read by ismailuser55
The Bean of Pythagoras 4:42 Read by Mark
An Aquatic Harvest 7:16 Read by Deon Gines
The Adjutants 9:22 Read by Deon Gines
The Standing Sleeps 7:42 Read by ismailuser55
Fritz Among the Feathers 10:50 Read by ismailuser55
Capturing the Storks 8:21 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
A Labelled Leg 6:38 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Mail-Carriers on Wings 5:19 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan
Conclusion 5:30 Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan