Sander MeijerBeautiful day for the Eigertrail, running directly underneath the Eiger North Face. There were maybe 6 people on the trail, nice and quiet (although the constant zooming of the cablecars was a bit distracting). Temperature went from real chilly to T-shirt weather.
The train track through the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch has two stations in the mountain. I believe the station in the North Face is not served anymore (there is not enough spare time because the time table has been increased to get the millions of tourists up). There are windows in the mountain, so you could gaze down. The station in the South Face is still served (Eismeer, "Lake of Ice"). Nice view over the glacier.
mxk@bergmeister can confirm, train didn't stop at the Eiger north face window.
When standing in front of it, it took me some time to find the windows in the vast wall
When standing in front of it, it took me some time to find the windows in the vast wall
El Perro Negro@bergmeister what an incredible history that face has! Also the part played by those windows. Thanks for sharing
@elperronegro while it is so mythycal, lots of documentaries have been made. Quite special was one where an ascent was broadcasted live (2 full days). You can see it here:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH2sovHQhlx0nmcWCX7Z-wfi1CMAPazfY
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH2sovHQhlx1B11kjbE05eXSiI_VQiUEG
Eiger-Nordwand LIVE Tag 1
@bergmeister thank you. Tomorrow mornings watch