Anyway, here's the Eiger (not mount Eiger or Eiger peak, just Eiger)
A "13er" in Switzerland
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Timmy
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A "13er" in Switzerland
Just wanted to share a photo I took of a "13er", as 14ers.com users would classify, that I took yesterday. In the Alps, they do not classify mountains by their height as we seem to do in the US.
Anyway, here's the Eiger (not mount Eiger or Eiger peak, just Eiger)
Anyway, here's the Eiger (not mount Eiger or Eiger peak, just Eiger)
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Exiled Michigander
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Is that the famous Eiger Nordwand?
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Timmy
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Yep, that's the North Wall. 
I'm at about 3,000 - 4,000 feet (drinking an Erdinger Weissbrau) when I took this photo. It was cloudy all morning (yes, I'm drinking in the morning) when suddenly the clouds broke. I about spewed wheat beer all over my lederhosen when I looked up (literally) and got a glimpse of the great Eiger.
I'm at about 3,000 - 4,000 feet (drinking an Erdinger Weissbrau) when I took this photo. It was cloudy all morning (yes, I'm drinking in the morning) when suddenly the clouds broke. I about spewed wheat beer all over my lederhosen when I looked up (literally) and got a glimpse of the great Eiger.
Last edited by Timmy on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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zolpatrol
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Wow, now that's epic!
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FireOnTheMountain
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Did you go up the Jungfrau rail? When I was like 12 I was up there, unfortuneatly this was before I was obsessed with mountains... 
Everyday is a G r A t E f U L Day here in the ID...?
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Timmy, you were so close and you didn't climb it? Heck, doesn't even look technical at all. You could have probably pulled that off in your vacation sandals. 
Seriously though, I can see why that route wasn't conquered until 1938. Looks damned vicious.
Seriously though, I can see why that route wasn't conquered until 1938. Looks damned vicious.
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FireOnTheMountain
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
This guy didn't just conquer it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-dPjDYVKUY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(most of you have probably seen this before so don't get mad at me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-dPjDYVKUY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(most of you have probably seen this before so don't get mad at me)
Everyday is a G r A t E f U L Day here in the ID...?
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
His time was 2 hours, 47 minutes and 33 seconds! I couldn't do Sherman in that time.
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Timmy
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
First time I had seen the video but I heard of the speed record. He also has the speed record of the descent as well (no, he didn't fall). 4 hours as I understand.FireOnTheMountain wrote:This guy didn't just conquer it....
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Doug Shaw
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
Steck's time isn't even the record anymore.
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11s/news ... iger-speed" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11s/news ... iger-speed" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
I had the wrong gogglesExiled Michigander wrote:Timmy, you were so close and you didn't climb it?
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Re: A "13er" in Switzerland
The North Face Trail runs along right under the Nordwand and is a beautiful, relaxing hike. Start at Mannlichen and end at Alpglen...just a wonderful day. I've done it twice and am looking forward to hiking it again next year. Also the Panoramaweg from Schynige Platte to First is amazing...takes you parallel to Jungfrau, Eiger and Monch so you can look across the valley at them the whole 15 kilometers.
Enjoy Switzerland. It's my favorite place in the world.
Enjoy Switzerland. It's my favorite place in the world.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. -- Dr. Seuss
