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Eiger : wall of death



A BBC documentary telling of the climbing history of The Eiger mountain. The Eiger (3,970 m (13,025 ft)) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m. The northern side of the mountain rises about 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above Grindelwald and other inhabited valleys of the Bernese Oberland, and the southern side faces the deeply glaciated region of the Jungfrau-Aletsch, covered by some of the largest glaciers in the Alps.Since 1935, at least sixty-four climbers have died attempting the north face, earning it the German nickname Mordwand, literally "murder(ous) wall".

Channel: Education
Uploaded: August 21, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Author: MrRhar1

Length: 59:00
Rating: 4.9148936
Views: 193172

Tags: history  mountain climbing  

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ANTINUTZI (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@MrRhar1-- Many thanks for your recc re: another truly excellent film! And you're most welcome re: my initial comment, and I must thank you, too, for your encouraging acknowledgment. A "500 character" commentary on a stunning film such as this is a very narrow window, so the English Major in me naturally wheels out the most accurate verbal artillery, LOL. In 2007, I saw the Alps from 35,000 feet on the way to Cairo, and I sure left a nose-print or two on the window. Absolutely unforgettable.

v8americanpower1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
get a job morans

MrRhar1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you enjoyed this one......then i can also recommend THE BECKONING SILENCE by Joe Simpson..also available on YouTube ok ..do a search for it.. and thanks for the comment.

MrRhar1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you enjoyed this one......then i can also recommend THE BECKONING SILENCE by Joe Simpson..also available on YouTube ok ..do a search for it.. and thanks for the comment.

mclovinowns121 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you just made the biggest fool of yourself. 

pikiwiki (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wow, so articulate..

hpygolkyone (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
After only watching this for 5 minutes I can say with confidence........everyone of these guys needs to see a dentist? Don't they have dentists in England?

BTRFitness (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ueli Steck laughed at the title: Wall of Death.

1989Anarquia (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You could say the same nonsense about people who have a car accident, they weren't born with a steer wheel.

Armagrin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Isnt there a disney movie about climbing this mountain? I remember something from when I was a kid. Maybe it was the Matterhorn...
 

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