Roger Schaeli’s 50 Eiger Ascents
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.
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.
Watch Roger Schäli and David Heftis complete the first one-day ascent of this unique challenge that takes entails 3,200 meters of vertical climbing to reach the summit of the 4,156-meter Jungrau.
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).