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- Data di uscita: 29-08-2019
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John Harlin jr, alpinista, non è però un alpinista d’eccezione, come suo padre, IL John Harlin che ha aperto la via direttissima sull’Eiger. Il figlio, nonché l’autore di questa rimarchevole autobiografia, ha un rapporto privilegiato con la montagna grazie all’infanzia vissuta con un genitore comple Leggi tutto
This was a good read - entertaining, heart-wrenching, informative. I felt bad for the Harlin children as it seems like their Dad was more interested in adventuring than in parenting. Sadly, they lost him at an early age and it scarred them for life. John Harlin III is clearly more invested in parent Leggi tutto
By random chance, I grabbed this book off my shelf right after finishing Mark Jenkins' "The Hard Way." It was appropriate since he and Harlin were friends and climbed together - a few of those climbs were referenced in both books. Both men have different writing styles, but in many ways one book flo Leggi tutto
This was an interesting book except that he used so much mountain/rock climbing lingo that I had a hard following what was happening. There is a map of the Eiger with some places on the face of the mountain labeled BUT there were several places he mentions that are not labeled. I wanted to better un Leggi tutto
Thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot about the climbing world.
Written by his son, this is a memoir recounting the father's life, the impact of his death on his son and the son's passion for the great outdoors, culminating in his own ascent of the Eiger. The early chapters, looking back on John Harlin II's achievements, are covering ground reasonably well known Leggi tutto
This is written by the son of the guy the John Harlin route on the North Face of the Eiger is named after. Harlin's father fell off the route and died when he was a kid, and the mountain has haunted him ever since. This book is the story of him facing his demons and attempting the climb himself. Als Leggi tutto
I read this book during a "reading slump" and shouldn't have attempted it. I usually love real life action books like Into Thin Air, but somehow this author made it very boring. It turns out that this book was more about the author's relationship with his father than it was about the adventure of cl Leggi tutto
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