Can O' History - Ascent of the Eiger

 
August 11, 1858. North face not till 1938. Famous climbing disaster incident was in 1936.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger

https://www.summitpost.org/first-ascent-of-the-eiger-1858/172575

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Eiger_north_face_climbing_disaster

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/mountain-climbing.html

https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701204/

https://www.loc.gov/item/2001702407/

LOC credit links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eiger_Sanction_(film)