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Typescripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Typewritten documents.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Records relating to the publication of ‘Eiger Direct’ by Dougal Haston, Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington., 1966.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14376/11-16
Scope and Contents

Peter Gillman and Dougal Haston wrote a book about the ascent of the north face of the Eiger, with the photographs of Chris Bonington. This was entitled 'Eiger Direct' and was publsihed by Collins in 1966. The records in this series all relate to that publication.

Dates: 1966.

Typescript of 'Eiger Direct', by Peter Gillman and Dougal Haston; with a photograph of the Eiger ., 1966.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14376/16
Scope and Contents

The typescript contains all 12 chapters of 'Eiger Direct'. It has been corrected and annotated throughout.

With the typescipt is a photograph of the mountain, with an overlay showing the route taken by the team and key points of the climb.

Dates: 1966.