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Author:
Gillman, Peter.
Title:
Extreme Eiger : the race to climb the Eiger Direct / Peter & Leni Gillman, with Jochen Hemmleb.
Publisher:
Mountaineers Books,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
393 pages ; 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colored illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Mountaineering--Eiger--Eiger--History--20th century.
Mountaineers--Germany--Biography.
Mountaineers--Great Britain--Biography.
Mountaineers--United States--Biography.
Eiger (Switzerland)--Description and travel.
Gillman, Peter--Travel--Eiger.--Eiger.
Journalists--London--London--Biography.
Other Authors:
Gillman, Leni.
Hemmleb, Jochen, 1971-
Notes:
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Simon & Schuster (UK) Limited, 222 Grays Inn Road, London"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: The Search -- Well Met in Trento -- The Redoubtable Beaufoys -- Falling in Love -- A Drop of Water -- The Killer Eiger -- Comings and Goings -- The Unknowns -- The Opposition Has Started -- Unbeatable, Immortal -- Parallel Lines -- Storms Batter Eiger Men -- The Turning Point -- A Happy Scene -- The Telescope -- The Devil Was Out -- A Miracle and a Dream -- Goodbyes -- The Shadow -- Route Description.
Summary:
"An account of the 1966 climb of the Eiger's north face"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Legends and lore
ISBN:
1680510509 (trade paper)
9781680510508 (trade paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)922157605
LCCN:
2015051027
Locations:
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

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