Eiger North Face - the classic 1938 Heckmair route First ascent ... rock V-, aid (A0), and ice slopes up to 60°. Usually the climb requires between 1 - 3 days, depending on the ability of the climbers ...

This route is far more accommodating than the perilous and infamous North Face. The Eiger is infamous for the many tragedies involving climbing expeditions. Since 1935, at least 64 climbers have ...

Interview with British alpinist Tom Ballard after the first ascent of ‘Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 2000m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland), first ascended together with Marcin ...

IFMGA Mountain Guide Tim Blakemore explains how to climb the Eiger. At 3,970m, the Eiger fails to hit the magical 4,000m height so collected in the Alps, and is much better for that. Its North Face is ...

Swiss mountaineer Nicolas Hojac is known for scaling peaks all over the world – including many speedy ascents of the Eiger north face in his home country.

The Schiefer Riss route up the north face of Sagwandspitze may be the most terrifying climb in the Austrian Tyrol. Last week, ...

As we write, Thomas Huber is on the legendary North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps ... All shared Huber's style and vision of climbing and lost their lives in the mountains.

The North Face of The Eiger is the most iconic vertical mile of crumbling ice and rock in the world. 64 people have died trying to climb it and now Steve Backshall is determined to give it a go.

IFMGA Mountain Guide Tim Blakemore explains how to climb the Eiger. At 3,970m, the Eiger fails to hit the magical 4,000m height so collected in the Alps, and is much better for that. Its North Face is ...