by Heinrich Harrer
Heinrich Harrer, the author of this book, was a mountaineer and an adventurer. He was the first to climb the North Face of the Eiger Mountain in Switzerland. He did this int the 1930s. This book, originally published in 1953, is an adventure classic that recounts Heinrich Harrer's 1943 escape from...
I'm still under great influence after reading this book, it's really inspirational and moving. Harrer has created a deep character description, he's dynamic, changing all the time, finding and challenging himself. It is full of hear warming anecdotes. I highly recommend it! I'm a great enthusiast of...
A fascinating story, although I had a little trouble getting through it. I don't remember why.
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