Eiger Nordwand

The most famous mountain face in the Alps, theater of triumphs and tragedies (lots of tragedies). From insanely hard mixed winter routes to insanely hard summer rock climbing routes, the Eiger is still a prime alpine testing ground.

Route List

1: Mittellegi Ridge, D, Amatter, Brawand, Maki, Steuri, 1921

2: Lauper Route, TD, Graven, Knubel, Lauper, Zürcher, 1932

3: Austrian Pillar, TD, Hiebeler, Maschke, Messner, Messner, 1968

4: Scottish Pillars, ED 6c+/5c A3, MacEacheran, McKeith, Spence, 1970

5: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, ED 7b, Ballard, 2009

6: Griff ins Licht, ED+ 7c M5, Keller, Odermatt, 2002

7: Titanic , ED+ 6b A3 WI4 M5, Ballard, Tomaszewski, 2016

8: Polish Route, TD 5a A1, Cielecki, Laukajtys, Szafirski, Zyzak, 1968

9: Fortuna, ED- 6b+, Freser, Knez, Tic, 1985

10: Czech Route, ED+ 6a A3 WI5, Flejberk, Rybicka, Smid, Smid, 1978

11: The Young Spider, ED+ 7a A2 WI6 M7, Siegrist, Steck, 2001

12: Harlin Direct, ED+, Bonington, Golikow, Haag, Harlin, Haston, Hupfauer, Kor, Lehne, Rosenzopf, Schnaidt, Strobel, Votteler, Whillans, 1966

13: Krasnoyarsk, ED+ 5c A5 WI6+, Arkhipob, Dmitrienko, Malygin, Tsyganov, 2006

14: Heckmair 1938, ED- 5c A0 WI5 M5, Harrer, Heckmair, Kasparek, Vörg, 1938

    A: Stollenloch

    B: Difficult Crack

    C: Hinterstoisser Traverse

    D: First Ice Field

    E: Second Ice Field

    F: Death Bivy

    G: The Ramp

    H: Traverse of the Gods

    I: The Spider

    J: Exit Cracks

15: Ideal Direttissima, ED, Pochyly, 1983

16: Metanoia, ED+ A4 WI7 M6, Lowe, 1991

17: Japanese Direttissima, ED+ 8a/5c A3, Amano, Imai, Kato, Kato, Kubo, Negishi, 1969

18: Toni Hiebeler Memorial Route, ED+ 5a A3 WI5, Lukes, Pitelka, Smid, 1985

19: Paciencia, 8a/7b obl., Siegrist, Steck, 2008

20: Odyssee, 8a+, Gietl, Jasper, Schäli, 2015

21: La Vida Es Silbar, 7c/7a obl., Anker, Siegrist, 2000

22: Czech Pillar, ED 5c A4, Kysilkova, Plachecky, Rybicka, Smid, 1976

23: Ghilini-Piola Direttissima, ED 6a+ A3, Ghilini, Piola, 1983

24: Gelber Engel, 6c, Coubal, Coubal, 1988

25: North Corner, 6a+, Howald, Howald, Rüedi, 1981

26: Magic Mushroom, 7c+/6c+ obl., Hainz, Schäli, 2007

27: Yeti, 7c+/6c+ obl., Faggiani, Forlini, 1998

28: Eiger Sanction, 7a, Anker, Piola, 1988

29: Les Portes du Chaos, 7a/6a obl., Hopfgartner, Piola, 1979

30: Le Chant du Cygne, 7a/6c obl., Anker, Piola, 1992

31: Symphonie de Liberté, 8a/7a obl., Jasper, Jasper, 1999

32: Spit Verdonesque Édenté, 8a/7a A2, Maillefer, Steiner, 1983

33: Deep Blue Sea, 7b+/7a obl., Rathmayr, Ruhstaller, 2001

34: Freakonomics, 7a+/6c obl., Pfeihofer, Rogger, 2009

35: Knez Route, TD 5a, Knez, 1982

36: Schlupfloch, TD+ 5c, Brunner, Ochsner, 1982

37: Löcherspiel, ED- 6b, Anker, Gruber, 1988

38: Direct West Ridge, 7a+, Piola, Sprungli, 1980

Updates

June 7, 2022: Graphic design update

March 7, 2024: Graphic design update