To the Swiss guide, Andreas Benner, the Weissturm is the great test of professional capacity – and it is the mountain which his father died trying to ascend. For old Radcliffe it is Everest, it is his youth, it is the memory of Mallory and Irvine that glimmers amid the peaks and ice-crags of the White Tower. For Paul Delambre the mountain is a serene, pure challenge to the sickness in his nihilistic soul. For Carla the mountain is a kind of escape from the memory of Nazi Germany. For Martin it is a test of himself, of his belief in comradeship and courage. And, finally, for the German superman, Siegfried Hein, the ascent is a test of the German will, it is merely onother form of war, it is a proof that he is superior, stronger than the others….Condition: book club edition hardback, some wear, name written neatly in black ink on inside.