The White Spider

The White Spider The Story of the North Face of the Eiger

2nd Revised Edition

Paperback (09 Feb 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is an account of the attempts to climb the notorious North Wall of the Eiger, in 1938. The author was a member of the first party to climb the face, and although the book describes the grimness of the terrain, he attempts to communicate the joy of climbing as well as the hazards.

Book information

ISBN: 9780586088746
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Collins Flamingo
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Revised Edition
DEWEY: 796.522094947
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 440g
Height: 235mm
Width: 152mm