40. The Problem Solvers of the Alps
For a very long time, the Eiger’s North Face, the legendary peak in the Swiss Alps, was thought to be impossible to climb to the top. In fact, climbers would call it “Mordwand” or the Murderous wall because it was a sure leap to your death and, sadly, was a graveyard for many climbers. It wasn’t until July 24, 1938, that a team led by Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer and three others figured out how to climb to the top successfully. This picture shows the explorers after they descended from it and being the first ones to survive it.
