num_pages: 304
description: A renowned Alpine climber and former host of PBS's Anyplace Wild documents his epic ascent of the mythologized Eiger of Switzerland, an effort marked by the fatal attempt made by his famous father forty years earlier. 60,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
titlecomplete: The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
genres: Adventure, Mountaineering, Autobiography, Travel, Biography, Sports, Memoir, Nonfiction, Climbing
ratings_count: 184
places: The Eiger
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Boardman Tasker Prize
category: Mountain Literature
publisher: Simon & Schuster