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A Son’s Death-Defying Quest to Fulfill His Father’s Dream For years, John Harlin III honored a promise to his mother not to be an Alpine climber. But in 2005, he could resist no longer. With an IMAX film crew, Harlin set off on his quest to climb the mountain face that killed his father nearly forty years earlier. In The Eiger Obsession, he tells the story a story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare.
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John Harlin III is editor of the American Alpine Journal and contributing editor for Backpacker. A former cohost of PBS's Anyplace Wild, Harlin is a frequent contributor to numerous publications, including Outside magazine. He lives in Hood River, Oregon, and Oaxaca, Mexico, with his wife, Adele Hammond and their daughter, Siena.
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- PublisherArrow Books
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0099525143
- ISBN 13 9780099525141
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the North Face of the Eiger that became Harlin's obsession.John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. When Harlin's rope broke, 2,000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father.For years he successfully denied the siren call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his daughter, Siena - his very age at the time of his father's death - and with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, he set off towards the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth. In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099525141
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the North Face of the Eiger that became Harlin's obsession.John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. When Harlin's rope broke, 2,000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father.For years he successfully denied the siren call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his daughter, Siena - his very age at the time of his father's death - and with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, he set off towards the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth. In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099525141
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the North Face of the Eiger that became Harlin's obsession.John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. When Harlin's rope broke, 2,000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father.For years he successfully denied the siren call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his daughter, Siena - his very age at the time of his father's death - and with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, he set off towards the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth. In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099525141
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