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Welcome... The name of this web site is derived from a spider shaped icefield high on the north face of the Eiger, a mountain that towers above the town of Grindelwald, Switzerland. Heinrich Harrer wrote a book by the same name that documents the first attempts on this alpine face. Harrer was a member of the first team to scale the face. I developed this .sig containing a fictional quote that many people ask me about...
"I'll get the rope..." Anderl Hinterstoisser, North Face of the Eiger, July 19th, 1936...
Hinterstoisser, a talented young climber attempting the first ascent, pulled in his rope after succeeding in a daring traverse that opened up the route to the summit. Unfortunately, a horrific storm blew in forcing a retreat but the traverse cannot be reversed without a rope in place. All members of the party perished...
...it is now called the Hinterstoisser Traverse
Photo by Paul Harrington
These are the major segments of this web site:
- Hiking, Climbing and State High pointing
- Motorcycling - Long Distance riding on Honda Pacific Coast, ST1100, and Goldwings
