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People associated with the Eiger
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The list People associated with the Eiger includes
Sasha DiGiulian, Reinhold Messner, Ueli Steck, Heinrich Harrer and Dean Potter.
The list consists of 51 members.
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Eiger
Mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland
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Sasha DiGiulian
American rock climber
Overview: Sasha DiGiulian (born October 23, 1992) is a professional rock climber who in 2012 became the first American woman to climb grade 9a (5.14d). She has climbed over 30 First Female Ascents as well as 8 ...Date of birth: 23 October 1992Age: 31Nationality: AmericanOccupation: DaredevilGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 2" (157 cm)
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Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
Overview: Reinhold Andreas Messner (born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest ...Date of birth: 17 September 1944Age: 80Nationality: ItalianOccupation: Mountain ClimberGender: Male 0
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Ueli Steck
Swiss climber
Overview: Ueli Steck (4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer.Date of birth: 4 October 1976Date of death: 30 April 2017Age: 40 (age at death)Nationality: SwissOccupation: DaredevilGender: Male 0
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Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
Overview: Heinrich Harrer (6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face ...Date of birth: 6 July 1912Date of death: 7 January 2006Age: 93 (age at death)Nationality: AustrianOccupation: ExplorerGender: Male 0
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Dean Potter
American rock climber
Overview: Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. He was noted for hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enc ...Date of birth: 18 January 1972Date of death: 16 May 2015Age: 43 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Sports FigureGender: MaleHeight: 6' 5" (196 cm) 0
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Alison Hargreaves
British mountain climber
Overview: Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa ...Date of birth: 17 February 1962Date of death: 13 August 1995Age: 33 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: DaredevilGender: Female 0
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Chris Bonington
British mountaineer
Overview: Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CVO, CBE, DL (born 6 August 1934) is a British mountaineer. 0
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Catherine Destivelle
Algerian-born French rock climber and mountaineer
Overview: Catherine Monique Suzanne Destivelle (born 24 July 1960) is a French rock climber and mountaineer. In 1992 she became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eiger's north face. She completed ... 0
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Eric Jones (climber)
British mountain climber
Overview: Eric Jones (born 1935) is a Welsh solo climber, skydiver and BASE jumper. 0
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Lucy Walker (climber)
English climber
Overview: Lucy Walker (1836–1916) was a British mountaineer and the first woman to climb the Matterhorn.Date of birth: 1836Date of death: 10 September 1916Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Toni Kinshofer
German mountain climberOverview: Toni Kinshofer (16 February 1934 – 24 October 1964) was a German mountaineer.Date of birth: 16 February 1931Date of death: 24 October 1964Age: 33 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Andreas Hinterstoisser
German mountaineer
Overview: Andreas Hinterstoisser (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died during an attempt to climb the Eiger north face with his partner Toni Kurz. A section ...Date of birth: 3 October 1914Date of death: 22 July 1936Age: 21 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Maki Yūkō
Japanese mountain climber
Overview: Maki Yūkō (槇 有恒, Maki Yūkō, born 5 February 1894 in Sendai, died 2 May 1989 in Tokyo), also known as Maki Aritsune, was a Japanese mountain climber.Date of birth: 5 February 1894Date of death: 2 May 1989Age: 95 (age at death)Nationality: JapaneseOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Jeff Lowe (climber)
American mountain climber
Overview: Jeff Lowe (September 13, 1950 - August 24, 2018) was a famed American alpinist from Ogden, Utah who was known for his visionary climbs and first ascents established in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps ...Date of birth: 13 September 1950Date of death: 24 August 2018Age: 67 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Karl Mehringer
German mountain climberOverview: Karl Mehringer (died 1935) was a German mountaineer and climber. Notable for being part of the first team to attempt to climb the Eiger Nordwand or North Face in 1935. He and Max Sedlmeyer climbed as far ...Date of death: 1935Nationality: GermanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Christian Almer
Swiss mountain guide
Overview: Christian Almer (29 March 1826 – 17 May 1898) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism.Date of birth: 29 March 1826Date of death: 17 May 1898Age: 72 (age at death)Nationality: SwissOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Fritz Kasparek
Austrian mountain climberOverview: Fritz Kasparek (3 July 1910 – 6 June 1954) was an Austrian mountaineer who was on the team that made the first ascent of the Eiger north face.Date of birth: 3 July 1910Date of death: 6 June 1954Age: 43 (age at death)Nationality: AustrianOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Meta Brevoort
American mountain climber
Overview: Marguerite "Meta" Claudia Brevoort (November 8, 1825 – December 19, 1876) was an American mountain climber.Date of birth: 1825Date of death: 1876Age: 50 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Andreas Heckmair
German ski mountaineerOverview: Andreas "Anderl" Heckmair (October 12, 1906 – February 1, 2005) was a German mountain climber and guide who led the first successful ascent of the Eiger north face in July 1938.Date of birth: 12 October 1906Date of death: 1 February 2005Age: 98 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Arnold Lunn
British writer and skier
Overview: Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn (18 April 1888 – 2 June 1974) was a skier, mountaineer and writer. He was knighted for "services to British Skiing and Anglo-Swiss relations" in 1952. His father was a ...Date of birth: 18 April 1888Date of death: 2 June 1974Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: SkiingGender: Male 0
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