eiger

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eiger

The white spider

the classic account of the ascent of the Eiger
  • Harrer, Heinrich
1998
Chronicles Heinrich Harrer's first attempt to climb the north face of the Swiss Eiger mountain in 1938.

The Eiger obsession

facing the mountain that killed my father
  • Harlin, John
2007
The author reflects upon the life and death of his father, mountain climber John Harlin II, and discusses his decision to attempt to climb the Eiger, the mountain from which his father fell.

Eiger, wall of death

  • Roth, Arthur J.
1982
The story of mountaineers' assaults on the north wall of the Eiger, the most difficult and dangerous climb in the world.
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