The Eiger obsession
facing the mountain that killed my father
by John Harlin · first published 2007
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…Haiti. These aren't Everest specific recs, but if any of you are looking for mountaineering reading: _The White Spider_ by Heinrich Harrer _The Beckoning Silence_ and _Into the Void_ by Joe Simpson _Eiger Obsession_ by John Harlin. Part of my enjoyment came from my familiarity with the geography of the book. _Solo Faces_ by James Salter, fiction, loosely based on Gary Hemmings and Royal Robbins.
on “How Mount Everest killed George Mallory” ↗Another is Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father By John Harlin III. His father died attempting a route on the Eiger when he was a kid. Later in life he climbed it while his own kids were around the same age.…
on “'I found your dad': The mystery of a missing climber” ↗