The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger

The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
ISBN-10
0874779375
ISBN-13
9780874779370
Pages
364
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
J.P. Tarcher/Putnam
Author
Heinrich Harrer

Description

Chronicles Heinrich Harrer's first attempt to climb the north face of the Swiss Eiger mountain in 1938.

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