Eiger

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Eiger is a famous and formidable mountain in the Swiss Alps, renowned for its steep and challenging north face that has long attracted and tested mountaineers.

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Eiger canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander (disputed, traditionally not counted)
mountain
canton canton of Bern
surface form: Canton of Bern
climbingType ice climbing
mixed climbing
rock climbing
country Switzerland
elevation 13025 ft
3970 m
firstAscentBy Charles Barrington
Christian Almer
Peter Bohren
firstAscentDate 1858-08-11
firstAscentRoute west flank and west ridge
geology limestone
hasFace Eiger North Face
surface form: Eiger north face

east face
south face
west face
hasGlacier Eiger Glacier (Eigergletscher, nearby)
Lower Grindelwald Glacier
surface form: Lower Grindelwald Glacier (nearby)
hasRailwayTunnel Jungfrau Railway tunnel
knownFor alpinism history
difficult and dangerous climbing routes
iconic profile above Grindelwald
steep and challenging north face
listedIn notable mountains of the Alps
locatedIn Bernese Alps
Swiss Alps
nearestMajorPeak Jungfrau
Mönch
northFaceFirstAscentBy Anderl Heckmair
Fritz Kasparek
Heinrich Harrer
Ludwig Vörg NERFINISHED
northFaceFirstAscentDate 1938-07-24
northFaceHeight about 1800 m
northFaceName Eigerwand
Nordwand
northFaceNickname Mordwand
overlooks Grindelwald
Lauterbrunnen Valley
parentPeak Mönch
partOf Jungfrau-Aletsch region
Lauterbrunnen Valley
surface form: Lauterbrunnen–Grindelwald area
prominence 362 m
railwayStationInside Eigerwand station (closed)
Eismeer station
range Bernese Alps
visibleFrom Grindelwald
Kleine Scheidegg

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernese Alps contains Eiger
Mönch near Eiger
Wetterhorn near Eiger
Mürren hasViewOf Eiger
Interlaken hasViewOf Eiger
Jungfrau formsMassifWith Eiger
Wengen hasViewOf Eiger
European Ultras includes Eiger
The Eiger locatedOn Eiger
subject surface form: Eiger north face
Eggishorn hasViewOf Eiger