ðə nˈɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn fˈeɪs, wɪð ɪts wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊmˈiːɾɚhˈaɪ klˈɪf, wʌz fˈɜːst klˈaɪmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv baɪ ˈɛmɪl sˈɑːldɚ ænd ɡˈʌsəl lˈɛtənbˌaʊɚ.
The north-western face, with its 1,000-metre-high cliff, was first climbed in 1925 by Emil Solleder and  Gustl Lettenbauer.