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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jun 25, 2015 - 11:47am PT
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I remember an article in an early issue of Mountain magazine. They were remarkable climbers,but Heckmaier really stood out.
John
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 25, 2015 - 12:06pm PT
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"I was satisfied, but not inclined to wish for any further heightening of the satisfaction."
That there is some damn good understated wordage on the yardage.
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Jun 25, 2015 - 12:44pm PT
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Great minds…
Meriwether Lewis, after a grizzly bear had absorbed 8 or 9 rifle shots and still chased him and members of the party into a river:
“I find the curiosity of our men with respect to this animal is pretty much satisfied.”
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 31, 2016 - 12:13pm PT
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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The equipment used by Heckmair during the FA of the North wall of the Eiger
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DanaB
climber
CT
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If I remember correctly, Heckmair and his partner started after the first two climbers and joined them part way on the wall.
One of the first two said later that he was watching Heckmair and his partner coming up and "I looked below me and saw the new generation of climbers ascending up to us, literally running up the face." Heckmair had 12-point crampons, the other party had been chopping steps,
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Bump, cause it's badazz!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Toni Kurz's grave in Berchtesgaden cemetery...
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jun 24, 2018 - 10:31am PT
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Eiger North Wall 1966
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jun 24, 2018 - 11:05am PT
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Great thread.
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groaz
Big Wall climber
italy
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Jun 24, 2018 - 01:09pm PT
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My good friend Jim Bridwell, your american climber hero that pass away, was there about 25 year ago with an argentina woman. He liked Eiger nordwand/mordwand...
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Jun 24, 2018 - 06:48pm PT
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Thanks for sharing Camaron great pics!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Feb 10, 2019 - 08:41am PT
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"Ich kann nicht mehr" is Hochdeutsch
More likely, being Bavarian from Berchtesgaden, Toni Kurz said...
"I ko nimma" speaking in Bavarian dialect.
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Feb 10, 2019 - 09:05am PT
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Thanks Marlow, that vid really shows the friability of the rock, wow.
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