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Adventures Gone Wrong · March 17 · 30 min

Murder Wall: The 1936 Eiger Tragedy

The north face of the Eiger had a reputation so bad it got a nickname. Mordwand. The Murder Wall. By 1936, it had already killed several climbers, and nobody had ever made it to the top. Four young climbers - two German, two Austrian - decided they were going to be the ones to crack the Eiger’s north face. They were talented. They were experienced. And one decision in particular would make this one of the most witnessed - and most heartbreaking - disasters in mountaineering history. This is the story of the 1936 Eiger disaster. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Support the channel: Patreon: Get behind-the-scenes fun on life here in the Yukon with the dogs, chats about what's coming up, stories I'm looking into, early ad-free access to all videos and more! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyadJkID-aiiY3bdzZ5Aeg Merch: https://adventuresgonewrong.com/ Sign up for the newsletter, a weekly roundup of the wildest stories from the world of adventure, exploration and expeditions gone wrong: https://adventuredispatch.beehiiv.com/

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The north face of the Eiger had a reputation so bad it got a nickname.
Mordwand. The Murder Wall. 

By 1936, it had already killed several climbers, and nobody had ever made it to the top. Four young climbers - two German, two Austrian - decided they were going to be the ones to crack the Eiger’s north face. They were talented. They were experienced. 

And one decision in particular would make this one of the most witnessed - and most heartbreaking - disasters in mountaineering history.


This is the story of the 1936 Eiger disaster.

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show

Support the channel:
Patreon: Get behind-the-scenes fun on life here in the Yukon with the dogs, chats about what's coming up, stories I'm looking into, early ad-free access to all videos and more!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyadJkID-aiiY3bdzZ5Aeg

Merch: https://adventuresgonewrong.com/

Sign up for the newsletter, a weekly roundup of the wildest stories from the world of adventure, exploration and expeditions gone wrong:
https://adventuredispatch.beehiiv.com/

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