Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father

Name: Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father
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ISBN: 9781599215006

ISBN-10: 1599215004

ISBN-13: 9781599215006

Edition: 2009

Authors: John Harlin

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In the 1960s a handsome young American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing, scaling some of Europe's most treacherous peaks. But it was the vertical north face of the Eiger that became his obsession. Living with his wife and two children in Switzerland, he spent countless hours planning, waiting, and attempting to climb the notoriousdirettissima, the Eiger direct. He wanted to be the first, and everyone in the Alpine world knew itincluding John Harlin III, who was nine years old when, in the attempt, his father plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, John Harlin III came of age possessed with the same passion for risk that drove his father. Although…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 5/19/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




The Shattered Pillar



Castles and Crags



An Alpine Apprenticeship



The First American Ascent of the Eiger, 1962



International Citizens



Chamonix



Leysin



Frustrations with the Eiger Direct



Adventures with Dad



Preparations for Eiger Direct



The John Harlin Route



Picking Up the Pieces



Yes, He Was My Father



Mountain Guide



The Lessons of Wadd



Facing the Eiger



Mont Blanc



From One Life into Another


Acknowledgments


Index