North Face of the Eiger: Who's done it?

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Braunini

Big Wall climber

cupertino

Mar 22, 2014 - 07:18pm PT

I free soloed it in 1962 with one axe, which was fashioned from the rear leaf spring of a Renault and the handle of an Austrian framing hammer. I have not done it since then, but would like to try it again barefoot. The Hinterstoisser is entirely too easy wearing crampons.

Marlow

Sport climber

OSLO

Apr 4, 2014 - 03:19pm PT

Eiger Solo - Eric Jones
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Shortly after having successfully soloed the Eiger North Face, Leo Dickinson insisted on showing Eric the North Face from a helicopter. "Did I really come up that?" Eric asked in disbelief, adding, "If I'd seen it all from here, I don't think I'd have bothered!" "Perhaps you can now appreciate what it was like for me, watching you all the way up. So how does it feel?" asked Leo. Eric replied,"I had a few frights, but that was all to be expected." "And inwardly?"' "Contentment, satisfaction and relief." "And what now?" Leo asked. "I'd like a cup of tea."

Sanskara

climber

Apr 4, 2014 - 04:24pm PT

Thanks Marlow

mark miller

Social climber

Reno

Apr 4, 2014 - 04:42pm PT

Here are my best attempts on the Eiger....

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Apr 4, 2014 - 05:53pm PT

Marlow-

Thanks for posting that video.

Marlow

Sport climber

OSLO

May 16, 2014 - 02:43pm PT

Filming the Eigerwand by Leo Dickinson. Published in Mountain 13, 1971.

Blakey

Trad climber

Sierra Vista

Aug 12, 2014 - 01:22pm PT

A link to a bit of surrogate travel on the 1938 Route...

Well worth a look for those interested.

Steve

http://www.project360.mammut.ch/de/

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Aug 12, 2014 - 04:39pm PT

That was pretty cool! I found the best perspective was often looking back
down. Those guys had pretty casual conditions! But I wouldn't have wanted
that camera on a pole on my back!

Thanks, Steve!

Lorenzo

Trad climber

Oregon

Aug 12, 2014 - 05:19pm PT

I know Rick Sylvester did it with John Bouchard BITD.

I always wondered exactly how hard it is. Nobody has ever given me the pitch by pitch beta.

Bouchard did an early ascent in a day.

Saw a slide show of it. Afterwards we took him to a pub in DC and he wrote out a topo on a napkin I still have somewhere.

His assessment... 5.7 . But you have to be willing to do that with crampons on.