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‘An outstanding book in the mountaineering library.’ Guardian
‘Even to look at the photographs of the terrible slopes of the Eiger chills the blood. Heinrich Harrer enables the reader to vicariously experience the cold and the terror of the climb.’ Irish Press
‘”The White Spider” provides almost the classic statement of the weird and frequently misunderstood psychology of the modern rock-climber. Despite the grimness of much of what he is doing, Harrer communicates the irresistible joy of climbing as an antidote to the idea that climbers are masochistically trying to prove something to themselves.’ Sunday Times
‘A true classic from the early days of mountaineering...The terror and respect that the Eiger inspires is evoked superbly in Harrer’s narrative.’ Maxim
THE WHITE SPIDER
By the author of 'Seven Years in Tibet'
The mountaineer, writer and Olympic athlete Heinrich Harrer was a member of the four-man party which made the first ascent of the notorious North Wall of the Eiger in July 1938. 'The White Spider' is his classic account of that achievement, and of the previous, unsuccessful attempts to make that terrible climb.
"The best and most exciting mountaineering book... Few who read it will fail to be thrilled by this heroic story."
LISTENER
"An outstanding book in the mountaineering library. It tells the story of the Eigerwand, the appallingly steep and difficult North Face of the Eiger... The author is well qualified for his task."
GUARDIAN
"Even to look at the photographs of the terrible slopes of the Eiger chills the blood. Heinrich Harrer enables the reader to vicariously experience the cold and the terror of the terrible climb... Read Harrer and suffer."
IRISH PRESS
"'The White Spider' provides almost the classic statement of the weird and frequently misunderstood psychology of the modern rock-climber. Despite the grimness of much of what he is doing, Herr Harrer communicates the irresistible joy of climbing as an antidote to the idea that climbers are masochistically trying to prove something to themselves."
SUNDAY TIMES
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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 formative book--yet it has long been out-of-print in America. This edition awaits discovery by Harrer's new legion of readers. The story of the events leading up to the author's adventures recounted in "Seven years in Tibet" follows his 1938 ascent, as a young mountain climber, of the Swiss Eiger. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780874779400
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