In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the North Face of the Eiger that became Harlin's obsession. John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. When Harlin's rope broke, 2,000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father. For years he successfully denied the siren call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his daughter, Siena - his very age at the time of his father's death - and with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, he set off towards the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.

The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father

Harlin III, John

Hutchinson

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Making Camp: A Complete Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers, Paddlers & Skiers

Sports & Outdoors

Kesselheim, Alan

Howe, Steve

Hiking & Camping

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS+

Get up close and personal with the Northwest's most powerful icon in this inspiring portrait of Mount Rainier, magnet to more than 2 million visitors a year. Photographer James Martin captures the awesome beauty of this majestic peak, from its icy glaciers to its lush alpine meadows, while climber and writer John Harlin provides engrossing accounts of adventure on the mountain.

Mt. Rainier: Adventures and Views

History

Americas

Sasquatch Books

* "Mount Rainier presents an engaging Valentine to the Northwest's grandest natural spectacle." -- The Seattle Times * A stunning photographic tour of the Northwest's iconic mountain by award-winning cameraman and mountaineer James Martin. Mount Rainier: Notes and Images from Our Iconic Mountain offers a visual journey across and around the sweeping slopes of this live volcanoe that hovers protectingly over western Washington. The book gives context to the images by detailing the geological history of the mountains, describing the flora and fauna and relating stories from the human climbing history of Mount Rainier. Get up close and personal with the Northwest’s most powerful icon in this inspiring portrait of Mount Rainier, magnet for more than two-million visitors a year.

Mount Rainier: Notes & Images from Our Iconic Mountain

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

When the author was nine years old, his father, an experienced climber, tackled one of the world's most treacherous mountains, the Eiger, in the Swiss Alps. It was the first attempt to reach the summit via the "direct" route (Harlin senior had already climbed the North Face), and it ended in tragedy, with a 4,000-foot fall. Forty years after his father's death, at the age of 49, the author succeeded where his father failed: beating the mountain. Published to coincide with the release of the Imax film chronicling the climb, the book combines biography (memories of Harlin's father) with a you-are-there account of the climb ("The cold Eiger rock feels good against my bare hands"). Thankfully, Harlin avoids most of the climbing-as-life-metaphor cliches that mar so many mountaineering books. At once a tribute to a legendary climber and a celebration of a very personal triumph, this book will captivate the imagination of anyone who reads it.” - from Booklist

Eiger Obsession: Facing The Mountain That Killed My Father

Mountaineering

LYONS PRESS+

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