The Tooth of the Giant

Forty meters below the summit of the Dent du Géant, a young climber hangs in a freezing storm while his partner refuses to let go of the rope. As rescuers fight their way up the mountain and a helicopter waits for a gap in the cloud, the two hold on to each other through twelve hours of dark with memories, a hidden ring and a terrible lullaby. It’s a story about how far love will go to keep someone alive.

How it begins The cable car had opened early, and by the time Tomek Wrona stepped out into the thin air above Courmayeur, the Giant's Tooth was already watching them.It rose out of the glacier like something the mountain had grown by accident: a black fang of granite, 4,013 meters high, split into two summits that leaned toward each other like old friends. Kasia stood beside him in her red jacket, tightening her harness, her breath ghosting in front of her face. Keep reading →

Chapters

1. 1The Climb2 min · 12 Oct
2. 2The Fall2 min · 12 Oct
3. 3The Long Night3 min · 12 Oct
4. 4The Ground Team2 min · 12 Oct
5. 5The Window2 min · 12 Oct
6. 6Morning3 min · 12 Oct

Set in France

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