Keyword: Eiger
Huge avalanche on the Eiger filmed
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About a week ago, a huge avalanche fell on the Eiger. The Russian tourist Tatyana Yaginskaya filmed the spectacle.
Alpinist fatally injured in the Eiger North Face
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A mountaineer had fallen into the rope during the ascent of the Eiger north face and could only be recovered dead by the rescue workers.
Roger Schäli publishes magazine Passion Eiger with numerous topos
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With "Passion Eiger", the professional alpinist Roger Schäli publishes a magazine that tells the story of his passion for what is probably the most famous north face in the world. Enriched...
Video: Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher commit Odyssey on the Eiger north face
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In August 2018, Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeated the most difficult multi-pitch tour on the north face of the Eiger under adverse conditions: Odyssey. In a few days ago...
Mario Heller crosses Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in new record time
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It seems to be the season of speed records. The latest message reaches us from 30-year-old Mario Heller. He crossed the triumvirate on August 20th...
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeat the route odyssey in the Eiger north face
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The climbing couple Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher succeed in the first repetition of the Eiger Route Odyssey under extremely difficult conditions. The difficult and strongly overhanging climbing route Odyssey...
Nicolas Hojac: Speed record for Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau
LACRUX actually focuses on climbing and bouldering. However, given Nicolas Hojac's performance, we absolutely have to make an exception. The young...
Video of the Metanoia ascent by Huber, Siegrist and Schaeli
In December 2016, the three professional alpinists Stephan Siegrist, Roger Schaeli and Thomas Huber managed to repeat the Eiger route Metanoia for the first time, which was designed by the American Jeff...
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