The Race to Climb the Direct Route up the North Face Eiger<\/p>\n
The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in
\nthe Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous mountaineers. In
\nFebruary 1966, two teams – one German, the other British\/American – aimed to
\nclimb it in a straight line from bottom to top. Astonishingly, the two teams
\nknew almost nothing about each other’s attempt until both arrived at the foot
\nof the face. The race was on.<\/p>\n
John Harlin led the four-man British\/American team and intended to make a
\nswift dash for the summit. The Germans, with an eight-man team and a mass of
\nequipment, planned a slow, relentless ascent. Watching on was a young
\njournalist reporting on the climb for the Daily Telegraph, Peter Gillman – for
\nthe Eiger is the most public of mountains, where tourists can observe the
\nlife-and-death struggles on the face from telescopes at the nearby hotels.<\/p>\n
Almost 50 years on, Gillman recalls the dramatic events on the North Face of
\nthe Eiger, and assesses their effect on those who took part. One man died and
\nothers were permanently injured through frostbite. For Chris Bonington, it
\nopened a path to a career and reputation as Britain’s foremost mountaineer. It
\nwas an epic ascent with profound consequences, redolent of a golden age of
\nadventure and mountaineering.
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