The manuscript here for the work 'Eiger Direct', which was published in 1966. This manuscript contains the sections of the book written by Peter Gillman. The manuscript contains many additions and deletions throughout.

There are manuscript drafts for chapters 1-12, although some chapters appear to be incomplete.

There are also some typescript drafts of the Authors' Foreword and the the Glossary of Climbing Terms.

With the manuscript, there are also a number of manuscript notes taken by Peter Gillman in the writing and preparation of the book.