The Eiger is a 3,970-metre (13,020 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,642 ft), constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps. While the northern side of the mountain rises more than 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above the two valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the southern side faces the large glaciers of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, the most glaciated region in the Alps. The most notable feature of the Eiger is its 1,800-metre-high (5,900 ft) north face of rock and ice, named Eigerwand or Nordwand, which is the biggest north face in the Alps.[3] This huge face towers over the resort of Kleine Scheidegg at its base, on the homonymous pass connecting the two valleys.
[More on Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger)
[More on Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger)
Grades
Climbing difficulty (French)
- 3c: 1 route3c: 1 route
- 5a: 1 route5a: 1 route
- 5a+: 2 routes5a+: 2 routes
- 5c: 1 route5c: 1 route
- 5c+: 1 route5c+: 1 route
- 6a: 2 routes6a: 2 routes
- 6a+: 2 routes6a+: 2 routes
- 6b: 3 routes6b: 3 routes
- 6b+: 1 route6b+: 1 route
- 6c: 4 routes6c: 4 routes
- 6c+: 1 route6c+: 1 route
- 7a: 2 routes7a: 2 routes
- 7a+: 4 routes7a+: 4 routes
- 7b: 1 route7b: 1 route
- 7b+: 1 route7b+: 1 route
- 7c: 3 routes7c: 3 routes
- 7c+: 1 route7c+: 1 route
- 8a: 4 routes8a: 4 routes
- 8a+: 1 route8a+: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 0 ascentsJanuary: 0 ascents
- February: 1 ascentFebruary: 1 ascent
- March: 0 ascentsMarch: 0 ascents
- April: 1 ascentApril: 1 ascent
- May: 0 ascentsMay: 0 ascents
- June: 2 ascentsJune: 2 ascents
- July: 7 ascentsJuly: 7 ascents
- August: 12 ascentsAugust: 12 ascents
- September: 9 ascentsSeptember: 9 ascents
- October: 2 ascentsOctober: 2 ascents
- November: 1 ascentNovember: 1 ascent
- December: 0 ascentsDecember: 0 ascents
Areas (4)
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Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
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Nordwand
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
21
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|
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Eiger - East & West sides
(Crag)
|
|
|
0
|
|
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Eigergletscher (Klettergarten)
(Sector)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
11
|
|
|
Südostwand
(Cliff)
|
Alpine Climbing
|
|
3
|
|
|
Type
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Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Via Ferrata
|
C
|
260 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
8
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
250 m
|
9
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
320 m
|
11
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
320 m
|
10
|
64
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b+
|
320 m
|
9
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
8a
|
300 m
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
300 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
600 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
275 m
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
–
|
11
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
270 m
|
10
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
7c
|
900 m
|
27
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
8a
|
900 m
|
27
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
8a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
8a+
|
1,400 m
|
33
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7c
|
1,220 m
|
30
|
0
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
7c
|
1,400 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
5 WI5
|
1,500 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
7a E5 M8
|
1,800 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
7 A4 M6
|
1,800 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Tour
|
5 WI2 TD
|
1,800 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
650 m
|
25
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
900 m
|
22
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
–
|
19
|
–
|
|
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'643'666E 1'159'249N
DD
46.583085, 8.008346
DMS
46°34'59.1"N 8°00'30.0"E
UTM
32T 424024 5159313
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Eiger - East & West sides
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