Item #27505 Direttissima. The Eiger Assault. The Climb that Made the World Hold its Breath. Mountaineering, Peter Gillman, Dougal Haslon.

Direttissima. The Eiger Assault. The Climb that Made the World Hold its Breath.

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy with previous owner name on flyleaf in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This climbing account is notable because it is an account of the details of an important event in modern mountaineering: the successful ascent of a direct route up the north face of the grimmest mountain in the Alps: the Eiger. Photographs provided by Christian Bonington. Item #27505

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