The White Spider

by heinrich harrer | Outdoors & Nature |
ISBN: 9780874779400 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 5/18/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, May 18, 2020
I got this softcover from an online seller. It's a classic account of the first ascent of the Eiger's North Wall in 1938, by a party of four (originally two separate teams of two who joined up to complete the climb), including author Harrer. The book includes a lot of history of Alpinism, and details the unsuccessful attempts that led up to the eventual success - with some of those failed attempts including the most harrowing and heart-wrenching situations imaginable. (One of the things that makes the Eiger climbs so unusual is that they take place within view of the telescopes at the local hotels. The immediacy of having each misstep witnessed - but with the witnesses helpless to offer any aid - makes for a strange vibe indeed.)

The book features an update that changes the author's views on some of his earlier writings - and that reveals the fate of some of the climbers who went missing.

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Little Free Library - 16 Main St. in Brookline, New Hampshire USA on Monday, September 7, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (9/7/2020 UTC) at Little Free Library - 16 Main St. in Brookline, New Hampshire USA

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I left this book in the Little Free Library on this lovely Labor Day; hope someone enjoys it!

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