One last photo highlight of the week: the fearsome 1,800 metre high Eiger Nordwand as seen from Kleine Scheidegg, the famous & appropriately named Hotel Bellevue in the foreground.
This mountain has lived in my dreams since I was young, reading of the first British ascent by Chris Bonington & Ian Clough in 1962. It’s always a thrill to see it in person.
Also thinking of Ueli Steck & his stunning 2h23m solo ascent in 2015, 18 months before his death on Everest.
@markmccaughrean aka Mordwand - ‘murderous wall’ - a truly awe-inspiring sight. Somewhere between the 1960 and the 2015 record you’ve mentioned, Peter Habeler together with Reinhold Messner set the first one on the north face of the Eiger. The two alpinists managed to climb the Heckmair route in just 10 hours - a time that was not to be beaten for about 30 years.
Thank you for sharing this
@MsHouseMD @markmccaughrean
Yes it was The Eiger Sanction.
Wiki covers it and mentions the British climber David Knowles who was killed😢
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