15 successful ascents recorded.
| Climber | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
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| Ludwig Vörg | Alternate Leads | alpine | 21st-24th July 1938 | ||
| First ascent. With Anderl Heckmair. | ||||
| Heinrich Harrer | Alternate Leads | alpine | 21st-24th July 1938 | ||
| First ascent. With Fritz Kasparek. | ||||
| Anderl Heckmair | Lead | alpine | 21st-24th July 1938 | ||
| First ascent. With Ludwig Vörg. | ||||
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Heckmair started the climb with Vörg. They caught up with Harrer and Kasparek who had started the climb independently before them. The two teams joined forces after which Heckmair led the majority of the hard climbing. References[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger#First_ascent_of_the_north_face |
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| Fritz Kasparek | Alternate Leads | alpine | 21st-24th July 1938 | ||
| First ascent. With Heinrich Harrer. | ||||
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Kasparek started the route with Harrer, joining forces with Vörg and Heckmair after the latter team caught them up on the route. |
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| John Harlin | Alternate Leads | 1962 | ||
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The first American ascent. |
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| Chris Bonington | Alternate Leads | alpine | 1962 | ||
| With Ian Clough. | ||||
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First British ascent. |
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| Ian Clough | Alternate Leads | alpine | 1962 | ||
| With Chris Bonington. | ||||
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First British ascent. |
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| Dougal Haston | Alternate Leads | alpine | 1963 | ||
| With Rusty Baillie. | ||||
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Second 'British' ascent (Baillie was from Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe). |
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| Rusty Baillie | Alternate Leads | alpine | 1963 | ||
| With Dougal Haston. | ||||
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Second 'British' ascent (Baillie was from Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe). |
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| Reinhold Messner | Alternate Leads | Aug 1974 | ||
| With Peter Habeler. 10hrs 00mins. | ||||
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The previous fastest time was 18 hours, and it would take another 30 years before their time was beaten! References[1] https://gripped.com/news/peter-habeler-receives-award-for-lifetime-of-bold-climbs/ |
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| Peter Habeler | Alternate Leads | Aug 1974 | ||
| With Reinhold Messner. 10hrs 00mins. | ||||
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The previous fastest time was 18 hours, and it would take another 30 years before their time was beaten! References[1] https://gripped.com/news/peter-habeler-receives-award-for-lifetime-of-bold-climbs/ |
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| Eric Jones | Solo | alpine | 1981 | ||
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First Briton to solo the route. |
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| Brendan Murphy | Alternate Leads | Mar 1989 | ||
| With Robert Durran. | ||||
| Robert Durran | Alternate Leads | Mar 1989 | ||
| With Brendan Murphy. | ||||
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/five_days_on_the_eigerwand-16209 [2] https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2213348262027215&type=3 [3] Mountain 138 (1991) /library/11319/mountain-138 |
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| Catherine Destivelle | Solo | onsight | 1992 | ||
| First female ascent. | ||||
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In winter! References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/catherine_destivelle_-_rock_queen-15666 |
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