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The White Spider
Heinrich Harrar
Harrer's history of climbing the Eiger Nordwand — from the first attempts in the 1930s through his own first ascent in 1938. The definitive account of the most famous wall in the Alps.
Ice & Snow
Mountains & Climbing
History
Alps & Europe
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Publisher
Dutton
Published
1905
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