Eiger Extrême

February 1966. Two teams arrive at the foot of the north face of theEiger. Their objective is ambitious: to open a direct route through this wall, which is considered the most formidable in the Alps. On the one hand, an American-British team led by John Harlina charismatic and controversial figure, on the other, eight less media-friendly Germans.

For five weeks, the two teams will compete to overcome this threatening wall, which will become the scene of a drama. An adventure rich in suspense and emotion, where will and fate, triumph and tragedy are mixed. The young British journalist Peter Gillman was following this crazy journey. In Eiger Extreme, co-written with his wife Lenihe brilliantly recounts these exciting events, which captured the world's attention and are now part of the great history of mountaineering.

"A poignant and unique account of the epic first of the 1960s: the battle between two rival teams to carve out a route on the north face of the Eiger. This story, written a few decades later, is one of the greatest classics of Alpine history and literature. »
             Catherine DESTIVELLEdirector of the Mont Blanc Publishing House.

TRANSLATED FROM ENGLISH BY DANIEL LÉON