Swiss Alps: Eiger - North Face | |
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Eiger's famous north face was unclimbed until 1938 when a group of Austrian and German Alpinists found their way through it. One of them was Heinrich Harrer, who later spent some years in Tibet teaching the Dalai Lama. |
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Date: Feb 01, 2004 Longitude: 7° 57.98' Latitude: 46° 35.13' Show Photo Position in Google Maps |
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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08 |