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The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
The White Spider The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
Author: Heinrich Harrer
The White Spider dramatically recreates not only the harrowing, successful ascent made by Harrer and his comrades in 1938, but also the previous, tragic attempts at a wall of rock that was recently enshrined in mountaineer Jon Krakauer's first work, Eiger Dreams. For a generation of American climbers, The White Spider has been a formati...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780874779400
ISBN-10: 0874779405
Publication Date: 9/28/1998
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Tarcher
Book Type: Paperback
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morrigan-etsy avatar reviewed The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger on
Good background on the history of climbing the Eiger up until the early 60's plus Harrer's successful climb in 1938. Anyone interested in mountain climbing and/or true adventure books will enjoy this one.


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