On 3/07/2010 phillipivan wrote:
>According to Heinrich Harrer, author of the white spider, and member of
>the first party to summit the Eiger Nordwand, the classic route has pitches
>as hard as UIAA Grade 5. Which translates to a Ewbank 14, which by all
>acounts, including Mr Twight's, really doesn't tell the full story.
>
>I can't wait for someone to top out on Bard and then go book their ticket
>to Kleine Schneidegg.
>
thanks Phillip. I had a feeling it was harder than 12! |