Dubbed the “Mick Jagger of the mountains,” he was the ultra-cool, polka-dot-scarf-wearing, hard-partying alpinist. Rodney William Whitaker, the enigmatic mystery writer best known as Trevanian, the author of such international bestsellers as The Eiger Sanction, died Wednesday in England of lung disease. 1975 "The Eiger Sanction" Routes in Monument Valley & Zion - SuperTopo's climbing discussion forum is the world's most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. The three novels were first, The Eiger Sanction , followed quickly by a sequel, The Loo Sanction [2] , and finally, by a complete change of pace with Shibumi [3] . One example of this is that he gave the name of the assassins in the Eiger Sanction and The Loo Sanction names based on poisons, hence the main character’s name of Jonathan Hemlock (hemlock was the poison that Socrates was given to drink to kill him in ancient Greek history. He was 74. By Richard Winters ... is known is that the man walks with a limp and is a part of a team of mountain climbers set to scale the foreboding Eiger Mountain in the Swiss Alps. Rodney Whitaker, a writer best known by one of his many pen names, Trevanian, who was the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to … The Eiger Sanction (1975) Posted on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment. Haston also wrote a memoir, “In High Places,” that was published in 1972. In The Eiger Sanction, Trevanian’s highly acclaimed first novel, Jonathan Hemlock, mountain climber and professional assassin, is tricked into a most hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to conquer and scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Eiger. His first book, The Eiger Sanction, published in 1972, went on to become a world-wide bestselling thriller and was later adapted into a film by Clint Eastwood. Warren Murphy, a celebrated author of crime and political novels who wrote for the action films The Eiger Sanction and Lethal Weapon 2, has died. Trevanian's true identity was … Trevanian was the pen name of author Rodney William Whitaker (1931-2005), who wrote in a variety of genres. Mr. Hashian might as well have chosen the pen-name Trevanian, that would be his his business, however, the Trevanian who wrote “The Eiger Sanction” made into a … Whitaker had a love of wordplay and puns. 1. Warren Murphy, Screenwriter on Clint Eastwood's 'The Eiger Sanction, Dies at 81 He also worked on 'Lethal Weapon 2,' and his 'Destroyer' novels spawned 'Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.' A First-Rate Thriller from a Legendary Master Jonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns in an even more masterful adventure in The Loo Sanction, Trevanian’s second thrilling spy novel.Hemlock has gone to England to rest, but his vacation is interrupted when the head of British Intelli In the mid 1970s three back to back best sellers were provided by the reclusive and somewhat mysterious author who wrote under the pen name of Trevanian. He worked as the climbing expert on the set of the “Eiger Sanction,” hung out with Clint Eastwood, and kept company with movie stars.