This former graveyard of the ambitious into a playground for professionals. A journalist photographs the Eiger north face during a Media event on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the first ...

The following is a script from "Taking on the Eiger" which aired on Nov. 29, 2015. Anderson Cooper is the correspondent. Tom Anderson, producer. The Eiger -- in the Swiss Alps -- is one of the most ...

On Saturday morning, a major rockfall occurred on the North Face of the Eiger, covering the Swiss valley in a cloud of dust. A cloud of dust remained for hours after the rockfall. Photo: ...

Here are some more facts about the deadly avalanche on the Eiger yesterday. Falling ice triggered the major slide down the west flank of the Eiger yesterday at 1:45 pm local time. Two groups of ski ...

Two mountaineers from Bavaria attempt to scale the Eiger in the German import “North Face.” Based on a true story, director and co-writer Philipp Stölzl’s movie is an odd outing: Nazi period drama ...

THE Eiger – which translates as the Ogre- is is a 13,000ft mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It became famous in the 1930s when people would gather to catch glimpses of climbing parties ...

Toni Kurz died in one of mountaineering's most haunting tragedies - dangling just metres from his rescuers on the Eiger ...

The Magic Mushroom route on North Face of the Eiger is completed by American climber and Carlo Traversi. You’ve probably heard about 22-year-old firecracker Sasha DiGiulian – part pro climber, part ...

You’ve probably heard about 22-year-old firecracker Sasha DiGiulian – part pro climber, part Columbia University student – trying to make the first female ascent of La Paciencia, the hardest route on ...

The peak became famous in the 1930s when people would gather to catch glimpses of climbing parties ascending its vertical face THE Eiger – which translates as the Ogre- is is a 13,000ft mountain in ...