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The Eiger Obsession

Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father

The Eiger Obsession( )
Author: Harlin, John
ISBN:978-1-59921-500-6
Publication Date:May 2009
Publisher:Globe Pequot Press, The
Imprint:Lyons Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $26.95
Book Description:

“When the author was nine years old, his father, an experienced climber, tackled one of the world's most treacherous mountains, the Eiger, in the Swiss Alps. It was the first attempt to reach the summit via the "direct" route (Harlin senior had already climbed the North Face), and it ended in tragedy, with a 4,000-foot fall. Forty years after his father's death, at the age of 49, the author succeeded where his father failed: beating the mountain. Published to coincide with...
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Book Details
Pages:296
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional
Travel / Europe / Switzerland
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 cm
Book Weight:0.025 Kilograms



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