Direttissima: The Eiger Assault
Author(s):
Gillman, Peter & Dougal Haston
Copyright: 1966, Harper & Row, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 174, 15 color & 37 bw photos, blue cloth
Condition: signed Gillman & Chris Bonington, dj unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine
The first direct route on the Eiger's North Face in 1966. A race between an American/Scottish team of three (Harlin, Haston, & Kor) and eight Germans. An epic with photos by Bonington.
Neate G28.