Journal Entry 1 by CrazyDutchwoman from Heemstede, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Review
"To experience the Eiger one can climb the mountain, stand in the graveyard near the base of the North Wall, or read The Climb Up To Hell. Jack Olsen's account of the ill-fated 1957 mountaineering expedition is a chronicle so graphic that it will cause a visceral response in those who read it." --Ruth Anne Kocour, author of Facing the Extreme

"This account of the most dramatic mountain rescue there has ever been is accurate enough to satisfy any mountaineer, and yet simple enough to enthrall anyone like myself who does most of his mountaineering from the bottom." --David Howarth, author of We Die Alone and D-Day: The Sixth of June, 1944

"Of all the stories of the Eiger there is only one tale which combines extreme foolhardiness, mystery and the unsurpassed courage of men of many different nations who tried . . . to save four lives. How well Olsen has succeeded." --Christopher Brasher, British journalist and Olympic Gold Medal Winner

"Olsen's interesting account reads like a novel." --Library Journal

"One of the best accounts of true high mountain adventure ever written." --Trevanian, bestselling author of The Eiger Sanction

"One of the most dramatic rescues in mountaineering history." --Jim Wickwire, Everest climber and coauthor of Addicted to Danger

This book was on my wish list for a long time so I could not believe my luck when I discovered a copy of it in our secondhand book store.
 

Journal Entry 2 by CrazyDutchwoman at Post Office in Mailed to another BookCrosser, A Book Swap! -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, February 15, 2007

Released 5 yrs ago (2/15/2007 UTC) at Post Office in Mailed to another BookCrosser, A Book Swap! -- Controlled Releases

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

Mailed this book together with 16 others to rosie who will forward them for me. Thanks hon.
This book is for Lizabeth.
One of my favorite authors. Enjoy Liz.
Let me know your thoughts on the book 

Journal Entry 3 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Monday, April 16, 2007

Received Marlene's book box on Saturday! I'll try to get these all packaged for the respective peeps in the next few days and get them on their way for you, Marlene!! :) 

Journal Entry 4 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Monday, May 07, 2007

Sending tomorrow 

Journal Entry 5 by Lizabeth86 from Middletown, Connecticut USA on Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Arrived with two other books that I was meant to receive from Marlene but I don't think this book was suppose to come to me.

Will have to do some investigating :-) 

Journal Entry 6 by krin511 from Olney, Maryland USA on Tuesday, July 24, 2007

This book arrived today - thanks! 

Journal Entry 7 by krin511 from Olney, Maryland USA on Sunday, August 16, 2009

This was a very interesting book about the 1957 rescue of Claudio Corti from the north wall of Mt. Eiger. The descriptions of the climb and the rescue were very good and I could imagine being there myself.

Finished: 7/10/2009