North face of the Eiger
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The Eiger is part of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, and its north face rises over 1,800 meters. With alpine climbing routes that are up to four kilometers long, the face hosts some of the Alps' long
Lake Thun with Eiger (left), Mönch and Jungfrau
Stratification in the North Face. From this "Mushroom," Ueli Gegenschatz performed a BASE jump in 2000.
The Eiger-Nordwand viewed from the northwest.
Northeast and Eiger-Nordwand, separated by the North Pillar
Ueli Steck
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Ueli Steck was a Swiss rock climber and alpinist. He set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps. His claim to have climbed Annapurna solo via its South Face is disputed. He won two Piolet
North face of the Eiger
…a few hours under favorable weather conditions. Since November 2015, the speed record for the Heckmair Route has been held by Swiss extreme alpinist Ueli Steck at 2 hours, 22 minutes, and 50 second, where as the first ascent in 1938 took over three days. The Eiger rises southwest of Grindelwald in the…
Steck in 2012