<P> The first ascent was made by the western flank on August 11 , 1858 by Charles Barrington with guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren . They started at 3 : 00 a.m. from Wengen . Barrington describes the route much as it is followed today , staying close to the edge of the north face much of the way . They reached the summit at about noon , stayed for some 10 minutes and descended in about four hours . Barrington describes the reaching of the top , saying , `` the two guides kindly gave me the place of first man up . '' Their ascent was confirmed by observation of a flag left on the summit . According to Harrer 's The White Spider , Barrington was originally planning to make the first ascent of the Matterhorn , but his finances did not allow him to travel there as he was already staying in the Eiger region . </P>
<P> The first ascent was made by the western flank on August 11 , 1858 by Charles Barrington with guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren . They started at 3 : 00 a.m. from Wengen . Barrington describes the route much as it is followed today , staying close to the edge of the north face much of the way . They reached the summit at about noon , stayed for some 10 minutes and descended in about four hours . Barrington describes the reaching of the top , saying , `` the two guides kindly gave me the place of first man up . '' Their ascent was confirmed by observation of a flag left on the summit . According to Harrer 's The White Spider , Barrington was originally planning to make the first ascent of the Matterhorn , but his finances did not allow him to travel there as he was already staying in the Eiger region . </P>
first person to climb north face of eiger
first person to climb north face of eiger
Charles Barrington
Charles Barrington