Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance, 1921, by Lt. Col. CK Howard-Bury, Part 5
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Let’s climb the slopes of sleep with more from this journey to study the world’s highest mountain. This time, we visit Tingri, climb glaciers, and reach the highest monastery in the world. We’re less than 10 miles from Everest, friends. Dreams of adventure await!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:09.0 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.7 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks |
| 0:24.4 | to some new members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:29.0 | Mary, Jennifer, Jim, Carrie, and Sharon, |
| 0:37.3 | which, by the way, is my name too, in case you didn't know. |
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| 1:31.4 | I hope you'll take a moment to check them out. |
| 1:35.4 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:41.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:44.7 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:49.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:54.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:59.0 | And off we go. |
| 2:03.2 | Tonight, let's continue our travel to the tallest peak on earth, with more from Mount Everest, the reconnaissance, 1921. |
| 2:16.8 | By Lieutenant Colonel C.K. Howard Burry, D.S.O. |
| 2:22.5 | And other members of the Mount Everest Expedition, with illustrations and maps. |
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