The North Face of the Eiger, a route that captures the imagination of most of the public let alone mountaineers, has been in fantastic condition for the last few weeks of the autumn. Seeing the end of an extremely stable weather window coming to an end Mike Brownlow and I decided that 'the hour was now' and made our way to Grindlewald for a 1 day ascent of the face and spectacular bivi on the Mittellegi Ridge. Read the full report, enjoy the photos and check out the North Face kit list and discussion via the links below.

Eiger North Face

The last few rays of an autumnal alpine sunset turned the summit ice fields of the Eiger to orange. Mike and I had been climbing for nearly 12 hours and were pleased and relieved to reach a decent bivi spot on the Mitte... more>

North Face of the Eiger

North Face of the Eiger from Kleine Scheidegg

Mike on the 5m high entrance chimney.

Mike checks the guide book on an evening recce of the Eiger North Face

Eiger North Face Kit List

North Face of the Eiger Kit List

The following list is purely a record of what equipment we took on our mid-october ascent in very good conditions. It is not a suggested kit list and the appro... more>