Extreme Eiger: The Race to Climb the Eiger Direct

by Peter Gillman, Peter L. Gillman, Leni Gillman

Book Overview

-The classic story of a notorious climb, a literal race to ascend Europe's most formidable mountain wall between Brits/Americans versus Germans The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous skilled mountaineers. In February 1966, two teams--one German, the other British/American--aimed to climb it in a straight line from bottom to top. Astonishingly, the two teams...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680510509
• ISBN13: 9781680510508
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.8"