Peter Gillman Bücher

Zum 80. Jahrestag der Erstbesteigung hat der renommierte britische Bergautor Peter Gillmann authentische Zeugnisse aus allen Perioden der Everest-Erschliessung zusammengetragen: Presseartikel, Tagebuchnotizen und unveröffentlichtes Material geben Einblick in wahnwitzige Projekte und Tragödien; reichhaltig illustriert.

A collection of photographs and writing about climbing Mount Everest. The authors and photographers range from climbers on the attempts in the 1930s, such as Edward Norton, through to Sir Edmund Hillary in the 1950s, contemporary figures such as Chris Bonington and Kurt Diemberger.

In February 1966, two teams planned the first direct ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps. The race was on and triumph or tragedy awaited. Award-winning writer Peter Gillman and eminent climber Dougal Haston were both there, and Eiger Direct is their account of the epic attempt.