A climber falls to his death from the Great Wall, a vertical slab of Welsh rock, compelling his oldest friend to discover why and to confront the past with its secrets, loves, lies and betrayals. Looming over everything is the constant lure of the mountains. Mawer guides you on the friends' every climb culminating in their attempt on the Eiger's north face with its unrelenting heights, freezing temperatures and the ever present fear of avalanches. Rivetting.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 56 Spring 2010 ) |
