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  2. Eiger - Wikipedia

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    The Eiger (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪ̯ɡɐ] ⓘ) is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at ...

  3. Great north faces of the Alps - Wikipedia

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    The north face of the Eiger. The six great north faces of the Alps are a group of vertical faces in the Swiss, French, and Italian Alps known in mountaineering for their difficulty, danger, and great height. The "Trilogy" is the three hardest of these north faces, being the Eiger, the Grandes Jorasses, and the Matterhorn.

  4. Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc - Wikipedia

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    The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ... Eiger Ultra-Trail Grindelwald Switzerland: Website: ... North Face Ltd was the main sponsor from 2006 to 2014. Columbia was the main ...

  5. Jungfrau - Wikipedia

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    The wall is formed by the alignment of some of the biggest north faces in the Alps, with the Mönch (4,107 m or 13,474 ft) and Eiger (3,967 m or 13,015 ft) to the east of the Jungfrau, and overlooks the valleys to its north by a height of up to 3 km (1.9 mi). The Jungfrau is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Eiger; with the summit of the ...

  6. Timeline of climbing the Eiger - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of climbing the Eiger. The recorded history of climbing of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland starts in the 1800s. It is split between the pre-north face era, when the main summits and easier ridges and faces were climbed, and the post-north face era, when it became one of the greatest prizes in mountaineering.

  7. Matterhorn - Wikipedia

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    Matterhorn. The Matterhorn (German: [ˈmatɐˌhɔʁn] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German: [ˈmatərˌhɔrn]; Italian: Cervino [tʃerˈviːno]; French: Cervin [sɛʁvɛ̃]; Romansh: Mont (e) Cervin (u)) [note 3] is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Italy and Switzerland. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak ...

  8. Piz Badile - Wikipedia

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    Piz Badile. /  46.29472°N 9.58611°E  / 46.29472; 9.58611. Piz Badile (3,308 m) is a mountain of the Bregaglia range in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian region of Lombardy. The border between the two countries runs along the summit ridge. Its north-east face, overlooking the Swiss Val Bregaglia near Soglio, is considered ...

  9. 1936 Eiger climbing disaster - Wikipedia

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    1936 Eiger climbing disaster. Coordinates: 46.5843675°N 7.9217514°E. The north face of the Eiger, where the disaster unfolded. In July 1936, five climbers died while attempting to ascend the north face of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland.

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