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1977: First alpine-style ascent of the Eiger Direct (Harlin Route) by Alex MacIntyre (UK) and Tobin Sorenson (US). [9] 1977: First Dutch ascent of the face by Ronald Naar and Bas Gresnigt. 1978: First Polish winter ascent of the face by Andrzej Czok, Walenty Fiut , Janusz Skorek and Jan Wolf, the fastest winter ascent at that time.
The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington, who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858. The north face, the "last problem" of the Alps, considered amongst the most challenging and dangerous ascents, was first climbed in 1938 by an Austrian-German expedition. [ 4 ]
The list does not include the first ascent of new routes to previously climbed mountain summits. For example, this list contains the first ascent of the summit of the Eiger in 1858, but not the more famous first ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1938.
This first ascent of the Eiger North Face was described by Italian climber Reinhold Messner as "a glorious moment in the history of mountaineering and a great sensation, since several climbers had previously perished on the Face", [6] made headlines around the world, [7] and is recounted in Harrer's book The White Spider, published in 1959.
The six great north faces are (sorted by the date of the first ascent of the north face): Matterhorn, first ascent in August 1931; Cima Grande di Lavaredo, first ascent in 1933; Petit Dru, first ascent in 1935; Piz Badile, first ascent July 1937; Eiger, first ascent in July 1938; Grandes Jorasses, first ascent in August 1938.
First solo ascent of Mount Everest and first ascent without supplemental oxygen Reinhold Andreas Messner ( German: [ˈʁaɪnhɔlt ˈmɛsnɐ] ; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber , explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol .
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Many of his exploits, such as the Eiger ascent [8] and the Matterhorn ascent, [8] have been filmed by award-winning cameraman Leo Dickinson. Jones and Dickinson, with two other climbers, made the first complete film of the Eiger climb in 1970, with Jones' first British solo ascent following in 1981, resulting in the acclaimed film Eiger Solo.