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| | Auf diese Nachricht antworten!  | I read a book once some many years ago that was in my local library.
It was about the early attempts on the Eiger Nordwand, and detailed the
attempts in pretty gripping manner, including all the stories of how
the various named parts got their names (story of Death Bivuoac for
example).
In my attempts to locate this book, the hot favourite I can find is The
White Spider.
The table of contents looks promising.
However, on the book I read, I'm sure I recall the main title as The
Eiger Nordwand, with a subtitle very similar to The First 35 Who Died
Climbing It.
Does this book ring any bells with anyone?
This has been bugging me for some time, as naturally the library has
lost that book and any reference to it.
Thanks
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| | | Auf diese Nachricht antworten! | Sounds like the White Spider to me.
Even you previously read a similar book, the White Spider is excellent.
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>I read a book once some many years ago that was in my local library.
>
> It was about the early attempts on the Eiger Nordwand, and detailed the
> attempts in pretty gripping manner, including all the stories of how
> the various named parts got their names (story of Death Bivuoac for
> example).
>
> In my attempts to locate this book, the hot favourite I can find is The
> White Spider.
>
> The table of contents looks promising.
>
> However, on the book I read, I'm sure I recall the main title as The
> Eiger Nordwand, with a subtitle very similar to The First 35 Who Died
> Climbing It.
>
> Does this book ring any bells with anyone?
> This has been bugging me for some time, as naturally the library has
> lost that book and any reference to it.
>
> Thanks
>
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| | | Auf diese Nachricht antworten! | In message <1156328640.345337.95010@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>
hq105862@hotmail.com wrote:
> I read a book once some many years ago that was in my local library.
>
> It was about the early attempts on the Eiger Nordwand, and detailed the
> attempts in pretty gripping manner, including all the stories of how
> the various named parts got their names (story of Death Bivuoac for
> example).
>
> In my attempts to locate this book, the hot favourite I can find is The
> White Spider.
>
> The table of contents looks promising.
>
> However, on the book I read, I'm sure I recall the main title as The
> Eiger Nordwand, with a subtitle very similar to The First 35 Who Died
> Climbing It.
>
> Does this book ring any bells with anyone?
> This has been bugging me for some time, as naturally the library has
> lost that book and any reference to it.
>
> Thanks
>
You can search the Alpine Club's Library catalogue online at
[externer Link]
There is the 1938 Anderl Heckmair, "Um die Eiger-Nordwand" which you may
have read in translation.
The book that is more widely known is Heinrich Harrer's "The White
Spider", particularly since his work has been frequently republished
alongside his "Seven Years in Tibet" which was dramatised as a major
movie release.
Cheers,
Mike
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<\__,\\ // __o || / /\, likes the mountains"
"> || _`\<,_ // \\ \> | Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club
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| | | Auf diese Nachricht antworten! | hq105862@hotmail.com wrote:
: However, on the book I read, I'm sure I recall the main title as The
: Eiger Nordwand, with a subtitle very similar to The First 35 Who Died
: Climbing It.
'Eiger: Wall of Death' by Arthur Roth?
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