The 6 great north faces are a series of faces in the Swiss, French and Italian Alps which were a major preoccupation for alpinists in the 1930s, with many parties vying to be the first to climb each face.
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6 entries on the list.
| Climb | Mountain | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comici-Dimai | Tre Cime | E3 |
| 2 | Cassin Route | Piz Badile | TD |
| 3 | The North Face | Les Drus | TD+ |
| 4 | Walker Spur | Grandes Jorasses | ED1 |
| 5 | North Face Original Route | Matterhorn | ED1 |
| 6 | The 1938 Route | Eiger | ED2 |