The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father - Hardcover

Harlin, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743296907 ISBN 13: 9780743296908

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2007

Synopsis

A renowned Alpine climber and former host of PBS's Anyplace Wild documents his epic ascent of the mythologized Eiger of Switzerland, an effort marked by the fatal attempt made by his famous father forty years earlier. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A Son’s Death-Defying Quest to Fulfill His Father’s Dream For years, John Harlin III honored a promise to his mother not to be an Alpine climber. But in 2005, he could resist no longer. With an IMAX film crew, Harlin set off on his quest to climb the mountain face that killed his father nearly forty years earlier. In The Eiger Obsession, he tells the story a story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare.
 

About the Author:

John Harlin III is editor of the American Alpine Journal and contributing editor for Backpacker. A former cohost of PBS's Anyplace Wild, Harlin is a frequent contributor to numerous publications, including Outside magazine. He lives in Hood River, Oregon, and Oaxaca, Mexico, with his wife, Adele Hammond, and their daughter, Siena.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0743296907
• ISBN 13: 9780743296908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304