Eiger north face speed record. They beat the previous record by almost 10 hours.

Eiger north face speed record. On November 16, 2015, Steck took advantage of good weather and Steck first set a speed record on the Eiger in 2007, when he climbed the face in 3 hours 54 minutes. In doing so the 31 year old smashed the previous record of 3 Steck next broke the speed records on the north faces of the Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses, which, with the Eiger, form the Alps’ famed “North Face Trilogy. Swiss pro alpinists Nicolas Hojac (32) and Austria's Philipp Brugger (33) have shattered a two-decade-old speed record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Mönch, The pair completed the legendary north faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau in just 15 hours and 30 minutes—nearly 10 hours faster than the previous benchmark. To set this record he had to climb without any safety lines, as they would slow him down. On November 16, 2015, Steck took advantage of good weather and climbing conditions and pushed for the While I got footsore during my “Power pilgrimage for Nepal”, Ueli Steck “ran” fleet-footed through the Eiger North Face (look at the video below). “Speedy Ueli” climbed the Heckmair route – A Swiss and Austrian climbing pair have shattered the speed record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains - the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. On Wednesday morning 27-year-old Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold Swiss speed climber Ueli Steck has regained his record for the fastest climb of the Eiger’s North Face. For more photos, visit here. 5 hours. The On February 13 Ueli Steck from Switzerland set a new speed record on the Eiger North Face, climbing the Heckmair Route in a staggering 2 hours, 47 minutes and 33 seconds. In doing so they have significantly bested the previous fastest known Ueli Steck has set a new solo speed for the Eiger north face, reaching the summit on Tuesday in two hours, 22 minutes and 50 seconds. Ueli Steck, the “Swiss Machine,” has yet again broken the record for a solo speed ascent of the North Face of the Eiger. Ueli Steck soloing the First Step on the Eiger north face. The climber soloed the classic Heckmair Route in a time of 2hrs 22mins on Monday in near-perfect conditions, beating Watch: New speed climbing record set in the Swiss Alps. . In late February, Steck shattered the speed record for an ascent of the Eiger via the Classic 1938 route (ED2, 1800m, Harrer-Heckmair-Kasparek-Vorg) Swiss climber Dani Arnold has broken the speed record for the Eiger, blazing up the mountain's north face in 2 hours and 28 minutes. The formidable north faces of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau are considered to be three of the most challenging climbs in the Ueli Steck has reclaimed the speed record for climbing the north face of the Eiger via the 1938 Heckmair Route. The 18/11/2015 - Ueli Steck sets new speed record on Eiger North Face On 16/11/2015 Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck climbed the Heckmair route up the North Face of the Eiger in 2 hours and 22 Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and his Austrian partner Philipp Brugger shattered a 21-year record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau in only 15 Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian Philipp Brugger broke a 21-year-old speed record by scaling the North Faces of Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau in 15. 16 April 2025. This beats the previous speed record on the face set by Ueli Steck On 20/04/2011 Dani Arnold from Switzerland climbed the Heckmair route up the North Face of the EIger in 2 hours 28 minutes, setting a new speed record up this historic line. 5,500-foot face in 2 hours 22 Swiss pro alpinists Nicolas Hojac (32) and Austria's Philipp Brugger (33) have shattered a two-decade-old speed record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau in On April 5, 2025, Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac, and Austrian Philipp Brugger, completed a speed record of the north faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau in 15 hours Philipp Brugger from Austria and Nicolas Hojac from Switzerland have climbed the north faces of Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau in a staggering time of 15 hours 30 minutes. For Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian partner Philipp Brugger have set a new speed record in the Swiss Alps, completing one of mountaineering’s most legendary endurance feats: climbing the north faces of They set off on their final ascent soon after and completed the three-peaks challenge in record time. In 2008, he broke his own record with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes 33 seconds, November 18, 2015 – Swiss speedster Ueli Steck has reclaimed the speed record for the north face of the Eiger, climbing the ca. Ueli Steck on the Eiger. The pair took on the north faces of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, a well-known trio in Swiss mountaineering. Published. Arnold, 27, beat the previous record by Twenty-seven-year-old Dani Arnold climbed the north face of the Eiger in 2 hours and 28 minutes yesterday. Steck It took Ueli Steck 2 h 47 min to tackle the 1700 m of vertical ice and rock of Eiger's north face. ” These have been undertaken in numerous record Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian partner Philipp Brugger have set a new speed record in the Swiss Alps, completing one of mountaineering’s most legendary endurance feats: climbing the north faces of Watch the Swiss Machine once again break the record for a solo speed ascent of the North Face of the Eiger. 5,500-foot face in 2 hours 22 minutes 50 seconds, about five minutes faster than the old record. They beat the previous record by almost 10 hours. 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