Speed: Will The Future of Alpinism Belong To Runners?
Will The Future of Alpinism Belong To Runners?
Will The Future of Alpinism Belong To Runners?
The 41-year-old Swiss climber has made over 50 complete ascents of the mountain’s North Face over 23 years, including numerous first ascents and first repeats.
Roger Schäli and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll make the first one-day free ascent of La Vida Es Silbar (7c+/5.13a, 900 meters) on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, on July 23, 2019.
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It seems there's nothing this pair can't do!
Swiss climber Roger Schaeli makes the second free ascent of La Vida es Silbar (V 7c 5.12d) on the infamous Eiger North Face in Switzerland.
Roger Schaeli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany), and Simon Gietl (Italy), have established what is now the hardest route on the north face of the Eiger—Odyssee (8a+/5.13c).
Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett wanted to climb one of the hardest routes in the Alps, and this led them to Paciencia (5.13b), a route established by Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck that takes a harrowing line up the Eiger's infamous north face. This is their story.