Eiger
Bernese Alps summit
The Eiger is a mountain in the Swiss Alps, famous for its treacherous north face—a nearly vertical wall of rock and ice that has claimed many lives.
The name has become synonymous with extreme mountaineering challenges.
They attempted the Eiger's north face in winter.
Swiss alpine resort village
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- peakUtmost height attained
- Swiss AlpsMountain range through Switzerland
glaciers · ridge · arête · alpine · massif · couloir · rockfall · verticality
Enclosed underground route
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- GrindelwaldSwiss alpine resort village
- viewpointWay of seeing things
hotel · spectators · telescope · train · visitors · panorama · photography · sightseeing
Initial summit of peak
- traverseMove across an area
- ice fieldExtensive glacial coverage
- SpiderProper designation for someone
- ropesBraided flexible cords
crampons · bivouac · exposure · technical · solo · speed record · pitches · headwall
Disloyal and dangerous
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- rockfallCollapsed cliff material
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
storm · hypothermia · rescue · death toll · infamous · deadly · unpredictable · exposure
German fascist period
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- 1936A calendar year
- attemptsEfforts to accomplish
rivalry · nationalism · conquest · documentation · film · chronicle · golden age · competition
Grindelwald
Swiss alpine resort village
Swiss Alps · glaciers · ridge · arête · alpine · massif · couloir · rockfall · verticality · elevation
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- GrindelwaldSwiss alpine resort village
viewpoint · hotel · spectators · telescope · train · visitors · panorama · photography · sightseeing · Interlaken
first ascent
Initial summit of peak
ropes · crampons · bivouac · exposure · technical · solo · speed record · pitches · headwall · belay
treacherous
Disloyal and dangerous
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- rockfallCollapsed cliff material
weather · storm · hypothermia · rescue · death toll · infamous · deadly · unpredictable · exposure · retreat
Nazi era
German fascist period
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- 1936A calendar year
attempts · rivalry · nationalism · conquest · documentation · film · chronicle · golden age · competition · German
EigerMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
Dead Sea · Death Valley · sea level · ocean floor · Netherlands
Eigerbunny slope
Easy ski trail
walking path · beginner trail · gentle slope · Mount Fuji · Snowdon