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Eiger: Mittellegi ridge. Full of ice. 20 minutes after I took this picture, the 2 climbers you see fell over us over 1000 meters in absolute silence. They had obviously problems with the ice and the fixing. We were just below them waiting. Sept. 3, 1961
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[ Post a Comment ]| kletterwebbi | Puh ... | | 
Voted 10/10 | I don't want to have such a teribble experiance. One more reason to stay carefull all times ! | | Posted May 19, 2003 12:56 am |
| gimpilator | ... | | 
Voted 10/10 | Disturbing to see this image right before the tragedy happened. | | Posted Feb 24, 2006 4:54 am |
| neoday | I hope to never see that | | 
Hasn't voted | Quite Sad, but is it me, or are the climbers not wearing crampons? | | Posted Sep 16, 2006 3:33 am |
| nurettin | ... | | 
Voted 10/10 | Great pic and sad news. | | Posted Nov 16, 2006 7:05 am |
| tphubbard | Sobering | | 
Hasn't voted | How utterly horrifying. Did you complete your climb? Tom | | Posted Mar 8, 2007 1:08 am |
 | | alpenkalb | Re: Sobering | | 
Hasn't voted | Read my trip report on the Eiger page! | | Posted Mar 10, 2007 2:37 pm |
| Dan Dalton | I see 4 | | 
Voted 10/10 | climbers.
Dan | | Posted Sep 16, 2007 7:38 pm |
| alpenkalb | 2 out of 4 | |
Hasn't voted | The upper two fell. The lower two began to tremble and could not climb anymore for a while. See my trip report. | | Posted Sep 20, 2007 9:12 am |
| Dzenis | What a picture | | 
Hasn't voted | Whery proffessionel made and emmotionell disturbeing photo.
One word.You made history with that photo | | Posted Sep 22, 2011 5:52 am |
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Alps - Western Part
Eiger (Mountain/Rock)
Mittellegi Ridge (Route)
