The Big Walls: From the North Face of the Eiger to the South Face of Dhaulagiri

by Reinhold Messner

Book Overview

-- A fascinating overview of big wall climbing -- yesterday, today and tomorrow with tribute to the new trailblazing climbers of the twenty-first century-- Packed with 165 powerful color photos and 23 black and whiteIn a historical account of big wall climbing, world-class climber Reinhold Messner begins in 1860, with the Alpine walls. They are steep, exposed, extremely difficult to climb and lead up to some of the highest summits in the world. Messner...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868440
• ISBN13: 9780898868449
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 10.5"