Nordwand
E506289
Nordwand is the famously steep and treacherous north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nordwand canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountain face ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eiger north face
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eigerwand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingType |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
mixed rock and ice climbing ⓘ |
| difficultyGrade | very difficult ⓘ |
| faces | Grindelwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
mountaineering films
ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Anderl Heckmair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz Kasparek NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Harrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Vörg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1938-07-24 ⓘ |
| hasRoute | Heckmair Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
about 1,800 metres
ⓘ
about 5,900 feet ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Alps great north faces
ⓘ
trilogy of great north faces of the Alps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme difficulty
ⓘ
frequent rockfall ⓘ high objective danger ⓘ historically high fatality rate ⓘ unpredictable weather ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Oberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Eiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Nordwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | north wall ⓘ |
| near |
Kleine Scheidegg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lauterbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cold and shaded conditions
ⓘ
long and committing routes ⓘ |
| orientation | north ⓘ |
| partOf | Bernese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most challenging climbs in mountaineering ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
avalanches
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ stonefall ⓘ sudden storms ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| season |
also climbed in winter by elite alpinists
ⓘ
typically climbed in summer ⓘ |
| significance | iconic testpiece of alpine climbing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.