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Biographical note
Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912 in Carinthia. His skiing prowess won him a place in the 1936 Austrian Olympic team. He was imprisoned by the British in India during the Second World War, but escaped and travelled to Tibet, a story he recounts in the classic Seven Years in Tibet. He died in 2006.
<p>âAn outstanding book in the mountaineering library.â Guardian</p>
<p>âEven to look at the photographs of the terrible slopes of the Eiger chills the blood. Heinrich Harrer enables the reader to vicariously experience the cold and the terror of the climb.â Irish Press</p>
<p>ââThe White Spiderâ provides almost the classic statement of the weird and frequently misunderstood psychology of the modern rock-climber. Despite the grimness of much of what he is doing, Harrer communicates the irresistible joy of climbing as an antidote to the idea that climbers are masochistically trying to prove something to themselves.â Sunday Times</p>
<p>âA true classic from the early days of mountaineeringâŠThe terror and respect that the Eiger inspires is evoked superbly in Harrerâs narrative.â Maxim</p>
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 âSeven Years in Tibetâ and one of the twentieth centuryâs greatest mountaineers, was part of the team that finally conquered the Eigerâs 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 â and failed â 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 âTouching the Voidâ, confirms the lasting relevance of this true adventure classic.
A captivating biography sports adventure memoir of mountaineering legends
âą Reissued alongside Seven Years in Tibet, ensuring a high profile for these classics of adventure literature.
âą Includes an exclusive new introduction by Joe Simpson, author of Touching the Void, the mountaineering literary sensation.
âą The brilliant success of the film version of Touching the Void has sparked unprecedented interest in the mountaineering genre.
Product details
Biographical note
Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912 in Carinthia. His skiing prowess won him a place in the 1936 Austrian Olympic team. He was imprisoned by the British in India during the Second World War, but escaped and travelled to Tibet, a story he recounts in the classic Seven Years in Tibet. He died in 2006.