WHITE SPIDER EPUB ED EB

Heinrich Harrer

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780007197842
• eBook ISBN: 9780007347575
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Historical Biographies
• Index: History

A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history.

Heinrich Harrer, author of 'Seven Years in Tibet' and one of the twentieth century's greatest mountaineers, was part of the team that finally conquered the Eiger's fearsome North Face in 1938. It was a landmark expedition that pitted the explorers against treacherous conditions and the limits of human endurance, and which many have since tried – and failed – to emulate.

Armed with an intimate knowledge that comes only from first-hand experience of climbing the Eiger, Harrer gives a gripping account of physical daring and mental resilience. A new introduction by Joe Simpson, author of 'Touching the Void', confirms the lasting relevance of this true adventure classic.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Map
• “Come back safe, my friends”
• The “White Spider”
• The First Attempt on the North Face
• The Tragedy of Toni Kurz
• 1937 on the Eiger
• The First Ascent of the Face
• Further Successful Ascents
• 1952: The Great Year on the Eiger
• The Wall of Life and Death
• The Tragedy of 1957
• The International Rescue Team
• Epilogue
• Fate made the Amendments
• Four Shirts and an Overcoat
• Ascendancy of the Armchair
• The Silver Trench
• Climbers have a Language of their own
• “I am sorry, Brian …”
• July 31st: Start and Finish
• The Mass Assault
• The Year of Chivalry
• Man, the Deciding Factor
• Route Guide to the North Face
• Attempts and Successes on the North Face
• Keep Reading
• Index
• About the Author
• P. S. Ideas, interviews & features …
• Also by the Author
• About the Publisher