Chapter 4: First American Ascent of the Eiger

Chapter 4: First American Ascent of the Eiger http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html For weeks Dad had been telephoning Kleine Scheidegg for reports on weather and snow conditions on the Eiger, and recently the answers had gone from bad to better. In dense fog on the afternoon of August 19th, he and Konrad pitched their little pup tent on a meadow beneath the wall. They built a small fire, cooked a pound of liver on skewers, and set the alarm for 11 p.m. (First paragraph of Chapter 4, The Eiger Obsession.) Dad, Nik Rafanowitsch, Hans Hauer, and Konrad after their Eiger climb in August, 1962. http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html#0 fb9650cc-dcd3-4a4d-8214-797ed28fea3f http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_JH2Konrad%26Austrians_wb/thumb.jpg http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_JH2Konrad%26Austrians_wb/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Dad, Nik Rafanowitsch, Hans Hauer, and Konrad after their Eiger climb in August, 1962.</p></div></div> The 1938 Route, a.k.a. the Heckmair Route. It was the first up the north face, and was still the only north face route when Dad climbed it in 1962. http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html#1 237181b7-42fa-4194-bf63-501573a665fc http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1963_EigerTele_1938_wb/thumb.jpg http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1963_EigerTele_1938_wb/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">The 1938 Route, a.k.a. the Heckmair Route. It was the first up the north face, and was still the only north face route when Dad climbed it in 1962.</p></div></div> Konrad Kirch (above) and Dad on the Second Icefield in 1962. http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html#2 ea6b91e8-16f9-464b-83bd-a3d775088594 http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_2ndIcefield_side_wb/thumb.jpg http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_2ndIcefield_side_wb/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_3">Konrad on the Second Icefield. Note the chopped steps and single ice tool.</span></p></div></div> Dad and Konrad after their ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1962. http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html#4 8c2000d6-7cd8-4ef5-8e87-760d5ca3053e http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_DadKonradAfterEiger_wb/thumb.jpg http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_DadKonradAfterEiger_wb/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Dad and Konrad after their ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1962.</p></div></div> Konrad, Hans, Dad, and Nik on a reunion climb in Bavaria, 1962. http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4.html#5 73e1c409-8943-4428-9e9f-93ad110454af http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_EigerFriendsReunion_wb/thumb.jpg http://www.johnharlin.net/JohnHarlin.net/Eiger_Obsession/Pages/Chapter_4_files/Media/1962_EigerFriendsReunion_wb/micro.jpg

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