The northern side of the mountain rises more ... than the perilous and infamous North Face. The Eiger is infamous for the many tragedies involving climbing expeditions. Since 1935, at least ...

It was considered a siege of the mountain. Their ton of gear included ... the best and only way to attempt the notorious Eiger north face was to climb in a group of people tied together with ...

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 ...

The brief video of Ueli Steck and Kilian Jornet Burgada climbing the North Face of the Eigher via the Heckmair route. On Sunday two of the strongest and fastest mountain athletes of ... the North Face ...

An international trio comprised of Roger Schäli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany) and Simon Gietl (Italy) have established Odyssee (8a+, 1400m), a difficult and serious new rock climb up the ...

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 ...

Note that the North Face of the Eiger is actually best climbed in winter, because ice and hard snow fuse together the fragile rock. "It should be not too cold, so we can climb properly ...