This book brings up to date and retells the story of the most notorious north face in the Alps. Harrer makes it very clear that this is more than a revision. He has included much new material on mountain rescue in the area, and through the book develops the theme of the comradeship or spirit of the rope - tracing the number of times individual groups on the Eiger have been obliged by circumstances to unite into a single team and how frequently extreme hardship has overriden rivalry and provoked enormous courage and lasting friendship. Heinrich Harrer is the author of "The White Spider".
- ISBN10 0340511834
- ISBN13 9780340511831
- Publish Date 31 December 1999
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 19 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English