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JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Jun 25, 2015 - 11:47am PT
I remember an article in an early issue of Mountain magazine. They were remarkable climbers,but Heckmaier really stood out.

John
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 25, 2015 - 12:06pm PT
"I was satisfied, but not inclined to wish for any further heightening of the satisfaction."

That there is some damn good understated wordage on the yardage.
Spiny Norman

Social climber
Boring, Oregon
Jun 25, 2015 - 12:44pm PT
Great minds…

Meriwether Lewis, after a grizzly bear had absorbed 8 or 9 rifle shots and still chased him and members of the party into a river:

“I find the curiosity of our men with respect to this animal is pretty much satisfied.”
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
May 31, 2016 - 12:13pm PT

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jun 6, 2017 - 12:03pm PT

The equipment used by Heckmair during the FA of the North wall of the Eiger


DanaB

climber
CT
Jun 6, 2017 - 02:20pm PT
If I remember correctly, Heckmair and his partner started after the first two climbers and joined them part way on the wall.
One of the first two said later that he was watching Heckmair and his partner coming up and "I looked below me and saw the new generation of climbers ascending up to us, literally running up the face." Heckmair had 12-point crampons, the other party had been chopping steps,
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 6, 2017 - 02:47pm PT
Bump, cause it's badazz!
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Jun 6, 2017 - 03:23pm PT
Toni Kurz's grave in Berchtesgaden cemetery...


Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jun 24, 2018 - 10:31am PT

Eiger North Wall 1966

originalpmac

Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
Jun 24, 2018 - 11:05am PT
Great thread.
groaz

Big Wall climber
italy
Jun 24, 2018 - 01:09pm PT
My good friend Jim Bridwell, your american climber hero that pass away, was there about 25 year ago with an argentina woman. He liked Eiger nordwand/mordwand...
matty

Trad climber
under the sea
Jun 24, 2018 - 06:48pm PT
Thanks for sharing Camaron great pics!
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Jun 24, 2018 - 07:18pm PT
http://time.com/4066976/rock-climbing-eiger-europe-sasha-digiulian/
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 10, 2019 - 12:39am PT

Face to Face with the Eiger

[Click to View YouTube Video]
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Feb 10, 2019 - 08:41am PT
"Ich kann nicht mehr" is Hochdeutsch

More likely, being Bavarian from Berchtesgaden, Toni Kurz said...

"I ko nimma" speaking in Bavarian dialect.
Bale

Mountain climber
UT
Feb 10, 2019 - 09:05am PT
Thanks Marlow, that vid really shows the friability of the rock, wow.
Ken M

Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
Feb 10, 2019 - 11:28am PT
My favorite story about the Eiger, told by Joe Simpson:

https://books.google.com/books?id=LLUNNN_Nq4AC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=heckmair+meets+Joe+Simpson&source=bl&ots=P2oH1pKpSf&sig=ACfU3U3-sZmCO1d28MzGg-LXDR6V49aZgg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx5uTb57HgAhVB6Z8KHeHCBAYQ6AEwC3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=heckmair%20meets%20Joe%20Simpson&f=false
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