Peter Gillman

Author of The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory

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About the Author

Peter Gillman is one of Britain's leading mountaineering writers. His articles have appeared in the national press for more than thirty years and he has a dozen books to his name, including Eiger Direct and his acclaimed Everest anthology. In 1992 he saw Everest with his wife on a journey through show more Tibet, retracing the steps of Mallory's 1921 reconnaissance expedition. He lives in south London, England. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Disambiguation Notice:

Frequently co-authors books with his wife, Leni Gillman.

Series

National Geographic Magazine Archiv

Works by Peter Gillman

Alias David Bowie (1986) 57 copies

Everest: Eighty Years of Triumph and Tragedy (1993) 41 copies

Everest: The Best Writing and Pictures from Seventy Years of Human Endeavour (1993) 38 copies

Eiger direct (1966) 28 copies

Collar the Lot! - How Britain Interned and Expelled Its Wartime Refugees (1980) 18 copies

Extreme Eiger: The Race to Climb the Eiger Direct (1531) 11 copies

In Balance (1989) 9 copies

Duty Men: Inside Story of the Customs (1987) 7 copies

Everest: from reconnaissance to summit, 1921 to 1953 4 copies

Fitness on Foot: Climbing and Walking for Pleasure (1978) 3 copies

Text Retrieval: Information First: Proceedings of the Institute of Information Scientists 1990 Text Retrieval… (1991) 1 copy

Library automation : a current review (1984) 1 copy

Eiger extrême: Compétition et drame en face nord (2019) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Clouds From Both Sides (1986) — some editions — 55 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Education: Dulwich College, London
University of Oxford (University College)
Occupations: journalist
non-fiction author
trainer
Relationships: Gillman, Leni (wife)
Organizations: Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild
Disambiguation notice: Frequently co-authors books with his wife, Leni Gillman.

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Reviews

Everest by Peter Gillman

Limited Edition by the Folio Society, two volumes of personal diaries and photography. Magnificent in them, content and presentation

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scunliffe | Aug 12, 2021 |

The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory by Peter Gillman

what I expected to be an audio turned out to be a documentary.

very impressive ...meeting Mallory and family and seeing a replication of the 1924 climb contrasted with Conrad Anker's 1999 climb.
the discovery of Mallory's body was intriguing
The question, however, still exists...did he make it to the top, leave the photo of his wife and die on the descent....?

★ ★ ★ ★
My interest in GM is piqued.
I'll read another account....perhaps Because It's There: The Life of George Mallory (Dudley Green)
He was quite a compelling character..… (more)

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pennsylady | 2 other reviews | Jan 29, 2016 |

The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory by Peter Gillman

Well researched biography, interesting to learn he was not only a mountaineer & climbed Everest but was in the Bloomsbury Set.

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velvetink | 2 other reviews | Mar 31, 2013 |

Direttissima; the Eiger assault by Peter Gillman

One of several accounts of the direct assault on the Eigerwand in 1966, in which John Harlin fell to his death. Co-authored by Haston with photographs by Bonington, this is the inside scoop.

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PAFCWoody | Apr 16, 2009 |

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