THE WHITE SPIDER: THE STORY OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE EIGER; Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick
by Harrer, Heinrich (Translated by Hugh Merrick)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good / Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86560
- Title
- THE WHITE SPIDER: THE STORY OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE EIGER; Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick
- Author
- Harrer, Heinrich (Translated by Hugh Merrick)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing,
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