Peter Gillman (born 1942) is a British writer and journalist specializing (but not exclusively) in
mountaineering
Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, ...
topics. His book, ''Direttissima; the Eiger Assault'' (1967), also published under the title ''Direttissima'', co-authored with
Dougal Haston
Duncan "''Dougal"'' Curdy MacSporran Haston (19 April 1940 – 17 January 1977) was a Scottish mountaineer noted for his exploits in the British Isles, Alps, and the Himalayas. From 1967 he was the director of the International School of Mountai ...
, told the story of the ascent of the
Eiger
The Eiger () is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that exten ...
North Face in which
John Harlin II
John Elvis Harlin II (June 30, 1935 – March 22, 1966) was an American mountaineer and US Air Force pilot who was killed while making an ascent of the north face of the Eiger.
Biography
Harlin graduated from Sequoia High School and Stanford ...
lost his life.
Early life and education
Gillman attended Hawes Down school, Dulwich College (1953–61), and University College Oxford (1961–64). He was editor of ''Isis'' magazine at Oxford.
Career
He became a journalist on leaving Oxford and was soon writing for the ''Sunday Times'', first as a freelancer, and then as a staff member, where he spent five years on the newspaper's Insight team. He became a freelance journalist in 1983 and has written for most British newspapers.
He specializes in mountain writing with his wife and writing partner Leni Gillman. Their 2000 book, ''The Wildest Dream'', is a biography of the Everest climber George Mallory. The Gillmans' 2015 book, ''Extreme Eiger'', is an account of an ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1965.
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British male journalists
Living people
1942 births