| From: | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Date of birth: | 12th Oct 1906 |
| Age: | 98 years old |
| Date of death: | 1st Feb 2005 |
| Gender: | Male |
German mountaineer and guide. First ascentionist of the 1938 Route on the North Face of the Eiger, sometimes known as the Heckmair route as he lead the majority of the hard climbing. He fought on the eastern front in World War Two and survived to return to climbing and working as a guide post-war.
1 recorded ascents.
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| The 1938 Route | ED2 | Lead | alpine | Between 21st Jul 1938 and 24th Jul 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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