charles barrington was the first person to climb north face of eiger.
first person to climb north face of eiger?
charles barrington
the first ascent of the eiger was made by swiss guides christian almer and and irishman charles barrington, who climbed the west flank on august 11, 1858. the north face, considered amongst the most challenging and dangerous ascents, was first climbed in 1938 by an austrian-german expedition. the eiger has been highly publicized for the many tragedies involving climbing expeditions. since 1935, at least sixty-four climbers have died attempting the north face, earning it the german nickname "mordwand", literally "murder(ous) wall"—a pun on its correct title of nordwand (north wall).
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bullet::::- the 2008 german historical fiction film "nordwand" is based on the 1936 attempt to climb the eiger north face. the film is about the two german climbers, toni kurz and andreas hinterstoisser, involved in a competition with an austrian duo to be the first to scale the north face of eiger.





























bullet::::- the 2010 documentary "eiger: wall of death" by steve robinson.





























section::::see also.





























bullet::::- list of mountains of switzerland





























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bullet::::- the eiger on summitpost





























bullet::::- the eiger on peakware - photos





























bullet::::- the eiger on hikr





























bullet::::- the eiger on flickr
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