The White Spider (1960)

A second impression of Heinrich Harrer's 'History of the Eiger's North Face'

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First edition, second impression. Hardback in dustwrapper. 23.5 × 16cm, 240pp

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 was part of the team that finally conquered the Eiger’s 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 – and failed – 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.

Condition

A good copy. The dustwrapper is a little edgeworn and there is foxing to the page edges but otherwise the book remains in strong readable condition.