The White TowerFive men and a woman set out to scale a mountain that has never been climbed. As they struggle to the peak, their personalities are brought into sharp contrast. |
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Andreas Benner arms began beneath Bergschrund beside blankets Blausee blue blue miles body boots boulders Carla climb closed cold cornice crampons dark deep Delambre emptiness espadrilles eyes moved face feet felt Frau Knubel Fräulein gently German glacier gleaming gone gray hand Hein Hein's Herr Knubel Herr Martin hollow ice ax instant Interlaken Kandermatt knees knew ledge lips listening longer Mairzy Doats Martin Ordway Meach minutes mist morning motionless mountain mountainside moved slowly night Ordway asked Ordway looked pack paused perhaps piton precipices Primus pulled quietly Radcliffe rest ridge rock rope rucksack seemed shook his head shoulders shrugged silent sitting slope smiled snow sound staring Stefan steps stood stopped stream suddenly Ted Riggs tent terrace thin thing thought tired took turned upward valley voice waited walked wall watching Weissturm White Tower wind