<Tr> <Th> Easiest route </Th> <Td> basic rock / snow / ice climb (AD) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Eiger is a 3,967 - metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais . It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,642 ft), constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps . While the northern side of the mountain rises more than 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above the two valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the southern side faces the large glaciers of the Jungfrau - Aletsch area, the most glaciated region in the Alps . The most notable feature of the Eiger is its 1,800 - metre - high (5,900 ft) north face of rock and ice, named Eigerwand or Nordwand, which is the biggest north face in the Alps . This huge face towers over the resort of Kleine Scheidegg at its base, on the homonymous pass connecting the two valleys . </P> <P> The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren (de) and Irishman Charles Barrington, who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858 . The north face, considered amongst the most challenging and dangerous ascents, was first climbed in 1938 by an Austrian - German expedition . The Eiger has been highly publicized for the many tragedies involving climbing expeditions . Since 1935, at least sixty - four climbers have died attempting the north face, earning it the German nickname Mordwand, literally "murder (ous) wall"--a pun on its correct title of Nordwand (North Wall). </P> <P> Although the summit of the Eiger can be reached by experienced climbers only, a railway tunnel runs inside the mountain, and two internal stations provide easy access to viewing - windows carved into the rock face . They are both part of the Jungfrau Railway line, running from Kleine Scheidegg to the Jungfraujoch, between the Mönch and the Jungfrau, at the highest railway station in Europe . The two stations within the Eiger are Eigerwand (behind the north face) and Eismeer (behind the south face), at around 3,000 metres . </P>

First ascent of the north face of the eiger
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