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The Cliff Climbers

Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 - 1883)

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)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Language: English

Keyword(s): India (102), mountain climbing (4), himalayas (3), plant hunters (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Himalayas	fiddlesticks	00:10:11
Play 02	A View from Chumulari	Lynne T	00:09:59
Play 03	The Plant-Hunter and His Companions	ismailuser55	00:08:22
Play 04	Home to the Hut	ismailuser55	00:06:25
Play 05	A Midnight Intruder	ismailuser55	00:08:43
Play 06	A Talk About Elephants	Rachel	00:06:50
Play 07	Re-stocking the Guns	Rachel	00:06:14
Play 08	Inspecting the Cliffs	Rachel	00:05:39
Play 09	A Reconnaissance Interrupted	ismailuser55	00:08:33
Play 10	Ossaroo on the Obelisk	ismailuser55	00:05:18
Play 11	A Wholesale Tumble	ismailuser55	00:08:14
Play 12	A Ring Performance	ismailuser55	00:07:29
Play 13	An Odd Appearance	ismailuser55	00:06:13
Play 14	A Curious Nest	ismailuser55	00:07:45
Play 15	The Hornbill	ismailuser55	00:06:50
Play 16	A Four-Footed Burglar	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:15
Play 17	Fritz Interferes	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:30
Play 18	'Death to the Rogue'	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:58
Play 19	A Home in Ruins	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:57
Play 20	Up a Tree Again!	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:04
Play 21	An Implacable Besieger	ismailuser55	00:05:38
Play 22	Drawing Their Drink	ismailuser55	00:06:08
Play 23	A Gigantic Syringe	ismailuser55	00:04:51
Play 24	Swallowed Wholesale	ismailuser55	00:09:08
Play 25	The Deodar	ismailuser55	00:13:59
Play 26	The Scaling Ladders	danielaterry	00:08:26
Play 27	An Empty Larder	danielaterry	00:05:54
Play 28	Going Abroad for Breakfast	ismailuser55	00:06:50
Play 29	Caspar on a Stalk	Rachel	00:05:08
Play 30	The Double Decoy	ismailuser55	00:07:54
Play 31	The Signal of the Shikaree	ismailuser55	00:06:06
Play 32	The Ibex	ismailuser55	00:10:03
Play 33	Goats and Sheep	ismailuser55	00:13:25
Play 34	A Battle of Bucks	ismailuser55	00:13:27
Play 35	The Bearcoots	ismailuser55	00:13:35
Play 36	A Hope Built Upon the Bearcoot	ismailuser55	00:08:52
Play 37	The Log on the Leg	ismailuser55	00:11:49
Play 38	Further Experiments	ismailuser55	00:06:38
Play 39	The Eagle's Escape	ismailuser55	00:06:30
Play 40	Fritz and the Falcons	BettyB	00:09:51
Play 41	Fritz Offended	BettyB	00:05:10
Play 42	A Kite!	Jeremiah Sutherland	00:07:59
Play 43	The Paper-Tree	Jeremiah Sutherland	00:09:53
Play 44	Flying the Kite	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:09:35
Play 45	The Rope-Ladder	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:09:37
Play 46	Ossaroo Makes a Quick Descent	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:08:10
Play 47	The Escape of the Kite	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:09:29
Play 48	No More Paper-Trees!	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:07:06
Play 49	Aerostatics	ismailuser55	00:12:17
Play 50	The Skin Balloon	ismailuser55	00:09:30
Play 51	Making Ready for the Ascent	ismailuser55	00:09:19
Play 52	Inflation and Failure	Mark	00:04:40
Play 53	Another Spell of Despair	ismailuser55	00:10:36
Play 54	The Bean of Pythagoras	Mark	00:04:42
Play 55	An Aquatic Harvest	Deon Gines	00:07:16
Play 56	The Adjutants	Deon Gines	00:09:22
Play 57	The Standing Sleeps	ismailuser55	00:07:42
Play 58	Fritz Among the Feathers	ismailuser55	00:10:50
Play 59	Capturing the Storks	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:08:21
Play 60	A Labelled Leg	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:06:38
Play 61	Mail-Carriers on Wings	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:05:19
Play 62	Conclusion	Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan	00:05:30

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