Peter Gillman (born 1942) is a British writer and journalist specialising (but not exclusively) in
mountaineering topics. His book, Direttissima; the Eiger Assault (1967), also published under the title Direttissima, co-authored with
Dougal Haston, told the story of the ascent of the
Eiger North Face in which
John Harlin II lost his life.
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.[1][failed verification] He specialises 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.
Works
Books
Gillman, Peter (1978). Fitness on Foot: Climbing and Walking for Pleasure. Tadworth : World's Work : The Sunday Times.