John Harlin
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April 2012
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The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
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2007
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16 editions
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The American Alpine Journal 2009: The Worlds Most Significant Climbs
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2009
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3 editions
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The American Alpine Journal 2003: The World's Most Significant Climbs
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2003
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Mount Rainier: Notes & Images from Our Iconic Mountain
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2002
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3 editions
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The American Alpine Journal 2006: The World's Most Significant Climbs
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2006
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The Climber's Guide to North America, Volume III: East Coast Rock Climbs
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1986
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4 editions
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Eiger Obsession
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The American Alpine Journal 2007: The World's Most Significant Climbs
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2007
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2 editions
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The American Alpine Journal 2012: The World's Most Significant Climbs
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2012
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Classic Rock Climbs No. 07 Devils Tower/Black Hills: Needles, Wyoming and South
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1996
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“Dad used to say, “Death is a part of it all.” I say it’s the ugly part. But it’s why I’m here, why Eiger climbers come. We come because they died, and by dying they created this legend, and we want to be a part of the legend, without dying.”
― The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
― The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father
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