[Idyllchat] IMAX film

[Lee Forstie]

Alongside the Eiger Trail at the base of the North Face is a sign depicting
the route that Harrer and his mates took on their climb.  

Lee



-----Original Message-----
From: idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com
[mailto:idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com] On Behalf Of Vance Roy
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:30 PM
To: Jay Cloidt
Cc: Idyllchat
Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] IMAX film


On 16. Jan 2008, at 18:10, Jay Cloidt wrote:

> Heinrich Harrer's book, "The White Spider," gives a history of  
> climbing the north face of the Eiger as well as recounting the  
> first successful attempt to climb it. Harrer was a member of the  
> team who succeeded. If I remember correctly, he also gives some  
> history and statistics about subsequent attempts including the  
> first winter expedition. People may know him from "Seven Years in  
> Tibet"

Both are great books but different. "The White Spider" is an every  
year read for me but was before Harlin's effort. I climb too bit from  
an armchair or in the next life.


Vance Roy
gigli.saw at dplanet.ch
http://homepage.mac.com/fredch


_______________________________________________
This message was sent by IdyllChat.
To reply or send a new message, email to:
IdyllChat at lists.untours.com

Visit the IdyllChat archives:
http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/

Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at:
http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html
>
Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours: 
> http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest
delivery, or 
temporarily pause delivery, visit:
http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat