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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. At least sixty-four climbers have died while ...
The Eiger. Charles Barrington (1834 – 20 April 1901), an Irishman from Fassaroe, Bray County Wicklow, was a merchant with little or no mountaineering experience who led the first team to successfully climb the Eiger on 11 August 1858.
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 ...
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.
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)
Mount Cleveland: 3194: Rocky Mountains: Harry R. Horn, John F. Habbe and Frank B. Wynn [127] 28 Aug 1920: Lizard Head: 3999: Rocky Mountains: Albert R. Ellingwood and Barton Hoag [128] 22 Jul 1922: Mount Moran: 3842: Rocky Mountains: LeGrand Hardy, Bennet McNulty and Ben C. Rich: 25 Jul 1922: Gannett Peak: 4209: Rocky Mountains: Arthur C. Tate ...
From an early stage, Ballard began creating new rock climbing, mixed climbing and alpine routes in the Alps, the Dolomites, and in the Himalayas. He climbed a new rock route on the Eiger in 2009, naming it "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" and completed the first solo climb of the Eiger winter route "Piola-Sprungli" in 2010. [9]
Ludwig 'Wiggerl' Vörg (19 October 1911 – 22 June 1941) was a notable German mountaineer. With Heinrich Harrer, Fritz Kasparek, and Anderl Heckmair, he successfully climbed the north face of the Eiger in 1938, which was regarded as unclimbable at the time.