The first successful summit of the Eiger was on August 11, 1858 by Swiss climbers Christian Almer, Peter Bohren, ang Charles Barrington, via the west flank and west ridge. This route is far more ...

On 6/08 American climber Dean Potter carried out the first FreeBASE ascent of Deep Blue Sea (Eiger, 5.12+/7b+), climbing without a rope but with a B.A.S.E. parachute. Solo up Deep Blue Sea, the 300m ...

After working on a new route on the Eiger North Face for three days, Thomas Huber and Jonas Schild turned back. They will try ...

Thomas Huber is on the legendary North Face of the Eiger, trying to finish a new route called 'Memoriam.' It's a tribute to ...

A climber has died after falling while on the Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye on Sunday. Twenty-six members of Skye Mountain Rescue Team carried out a 15-hour search and recovery operation for ...

No other mountain in the Alps elicits emotions like the Eiger. Foreboding and dominant above the Alpine village of Grindelwald, it has been the inspiration for Hollywood films, books and countless ...

No other mountain in the Alps elicits emotions like the Eiger. Foreboding and dominant above the Alpine village of Grindelwald, it has been the inspiration for Hollywood films, books and countless ...

Silvan Schüpbach on the crux pitch of Renaissance on the north face of the Eiger, established with Peter von Känel. Lake Thunersee in the background Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, ...