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Fiva: An Adventure that Went Wrong
Gordon Stainforth
Gordon Stainforth's account of a climbing accident in Norway in 1969 that killed his brother and left him hanging on a rope for hours. Written decades later, it's a meditation on survival, guilt, and the memories that don't fade.
Mountains & Climbing
Memoir
Alps & Europe
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Publisher
Mountaineer Books
Published
2013
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