| 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.