First ascent of the NE-face: 1871 by John Hawthorn Kitson, Christian Almer, Ulrich Almer
First ascent of the most famous route through the NE-face (the exposed big rib in the middle of the face, compare route overview: D+, 1100hm, 6h): 1909 by Oliver Perry-Smith, Whintrop Young, Joseph Knubel.