But on the mountain he gets surprised by the weather, and freezes into a state between life and death, forcing the local community to go out and save him.

On 9 May 2009, The Climber premiered at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, sung by Judge Smith and a male-voice choir called The Fløyen Voices, and accompanied by a double bass.

[1] It contains a bonus track, which is a preview in the form of an "audio trailer" of Smith's next album, Orfeas (on the CD spelled as "Orpheus").

In February 2010 Mike Butler wrote for Dyverse music: "The tension between the hero, self-deluded and oblivious to danger, and the choir, doubling as voice of reason and implacable force of nature, is brilliantly handled, and as exciting as a good book.

[2] As a bonus track there is a trailer for Smith's next album Orfeas, on the CD spelled as "Orpheus".