The Eiger is one of the most famous mountain in Swiss Alps. It is nearly 4000m high (3970m) and located on the Bernese Oberland east to the Mönch(4107m) and Jungfrau (4158m). The north side of the Eiger rises more than 3000m above the valley near Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen.
The 1800m high north face of the Eiger with rock and ice is very steep, which is barely covered by snow. Due to the technical difficulty, the north face is considered to be one of the most challenging and dangerous ascents of the Alps. The first ascent of Eiger through north face was in 1938 by an Austrian-German expedition. Since 1935, at least 64 climbers have died during the climbing of north face.
For tourists, the best view point of the north face is from the resort Kleiner Scheidegg, which can be accessed by taking the cog wheel train form Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen. If you would like to do a hike or want to have a closer look to the north face, the hiking path 'Eiger trail' is highly recommended in summer.
You can take the train further to the station Eigergletscher. From there, the route is:
Station Eigergletscher 2320m - Punkt 1725m - Alpiglen 1616m
This is an relative easy route which is almost descending and takes around 2 hours. You can also do it in another direction.
It is also possible to make the hiking longer by starting at the station Wengernalp. From there you walk to Eigergletscher with additional 2 hours of ascent. But you have the possibility to have a close view of the Jungfrau and Mönch.
Wengernalp 1874m - Haaregg 1990m - Moränenweg - Station Eigergletscher 2320m
If you are interested about the first ascent tragedy of Eiger north face, you may want to watch the movie 'North Face' (Nordwand).
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