Eiger, Switzerland

The Eiger, whose name means Ogre, is appropriately named for the severity of its towering north face. This mountain is the farthest east on the same crest that holds Jungfrau (13,642 ft.) and M-nch (13,448 ft.). Of the three mountains, Eiger is the most spectacular. Its fearsome north wall towers over 5,000 feet. Several climbers have been killed on the wall, including the two Germans who first ascended it in 1935. In the 1930's, the mountain became famous for its escalating death tolls, and was referred to in print by such names as The White Spider, The White Cobra, Murder Wall, and others.

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