Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On August 3, a new book will shed light on the work of the late legendary climbing photographer John Cleare. From the Himalaya to ...

On March 25, the 25-year-old Austrian alpinist Laura Tiefenthaler soloed the historic Heckmair Route (M5; 5,900 feet) on the North Face of The Eiger (13,015 feet). Hers is just the second known female ...

From 19-24 August Swiss alpinists Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel made the first ascent of Renaissance, a big new climb on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. The pair climbed the 1220m ...

Imagine spending 13 nights slowly climbing up the side of one of the most dangerous rock faces on Earth. Bedford climber Fay Manners, 39, has made mountaineering history doing just that after becoming ...

FILE PHOTO: The Patrouille Suisse performs in front of the North face of the Eiger before the Men's downhill training, in Wengen, Switzerland January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Aug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 22, 1966, American climber John Harlin fell 1,000m to his death on the Eiger's North Face. He was just 600m from ...

From the top of the Eiger, where the air is thin, the grand reveal is a monumental view of Switzerland’s most storied region. The vast Bernese Alps stretch out on all sides, with their colossal ...

Fay Manners has become the first British woman to open a new route on the north face of the Eiger Imagine spending 13 nights slowly climbing up the side of one of the most dangerous rock faces on ...

Aug 27 : Fay Manners had climbed the Eiger North Face before. But this summer, the British alpinist returned not to follow an established route, but to create one of her own. With Swiss climbing ...