Publisher's Synopsis
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".
