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The recorded history of climbing of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland starts in the 1800s. It is split between the Eiger pre-north face era, when the main summits and easier ridges and faces were climbed, and the post-north face era, when it became one of the greatest prizes in mountaineering .
The following is a list of notable first ascents of the summits of major mountains around the world, in chronological order.. The list does not include the first ascent of new routes to previously climbed mountain summits.
The Eiger, 1974, by Dougal Haston, London: Cassell; The 1982 book Eiger, Wall of Death by Arthur Roth is a historical account of the first ascents of the North Face. [25] The 1982 book Traverse of The Gods by Bob Langley is a World War II spy thriller where a group escaping from Nazi Germany is trapped and the only possible exit route is via ...
Sue Nott (1969–2006) US, ice climber and first American woman to climb the Eiger north face in winter (2003) Wilfrid Noyce (1917–1962) UK, on Everest expedition (1953), reaching South Col, killed in Pamirs (1962) Arne Næss (1912–2009) Norway, philosopher and mountaineer, leader of expedition on first ascent Tirich Mir (1950)
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