First on the Rope: The Classic of French Literature

by Roger Frison-Roche

Book Overview

First on the Rope - the acclaimed English translation of the French fiction classic Premier de Cord?e by Roger Frison-Roche - is a tale about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps in the 1920s and 1930s.

An ascent of Mont Blanc as porter with his uncle leaves young Pierre further convinced he wants to be a mountaineer, breathing the crisp, pure air and soaking up the splendour...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911342452
• ISBN13: 9781911342458
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"