First on the Rope
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First on the Rope
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Brand
Best UseClimbing
Dimensions8 x 5 inches
Author(s)Roger Frison-Roche; translated by Janet Adam Smith
Number of Pages256
FormatPaperback
ISBN-139781911342458
PublisherVertebrate Publishing
Copyright Year2019
Description

First on the Rope, the English translation of the French fiction classic Premier de Cordee, is a tale about the lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps in the 1920s and 1930s.

Features
  • An ascent of Mont Blanc as a porter with his uncle leaves young Pierre convinced he wants to be a mountaineer, breathing the crisp air and soaking up the splendor
  • But his family has other ideas—Chamonix is becoming ever more popular with tourists wanting their thrills on the slopes, and they all need somewhere to stay
  • Running a hotel, however, is not Pierre's idea of fulfillment
  • Among the peaks and passes, wonderful sunsets and wild winds, tragedy strikes across the Vallee Blanche on the Dru—a storm leaves sadness and destruction in its wake
  • Can the onset of spring and the hope it brings rebuild Pierre's passion for climbing?
  • First on the Rope epitomizes the rhythm of mountain life, the clanking cowbells and the gurgling streams set against the formidable grandeur of ice and rock
  • Equip yourself for an immersive and emotive experience in the high Alps