num_pages: 320
description: This is an account of the attempts to climb the notorious North Wall of the Eiger, in 1938. The author was a member of the first party to climb the face, and although the book describes the grimness of the terrain, he attempts to communicate the joy of climbing as well as the hazards.
language: English
title: The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
titlecomplete: The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
genres: Biography, Outdoors, Climbing, Adventure, Mountaineering, Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports, Travel, History
ratings_count: 4082
publisher: Flamingo