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Heckmair is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Anderl Heckmair (1906–2005),
German mountain climber and
guide Burgl Heckmair (born 1976)...
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Andreas "Anderl"
Heckmair (12
October 1906 – 1
February 2005) was a
German mountain climber and
guide who led the
first successful ascent of the Eiger...
- groups, led by the
experienced Heckmair,
decided to join
their forces and
roped together as a
single group of four.
Heckmair later wrote: "We, the sons of...
- Vörg and
Anderl Heckmair from Germany. The four
decided to make the rest of the
climb as a
single team, with the
experienced Heckmair leading. Throughout...
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Burgl Heckmair (born 2
January 1976) is a
German snowboarder. She
competed in the women's
giant slalom event at the 1998
Winter Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
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climbing grades. For example, the
famous 1,800-metre
Eiger North Face 1938
Heckmair Route is
graded ED2 even
though the rock
climbing is
graded UIAA V− and...
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Armand Charlet,
Michel Croz, François Devou****oud,
Angelo Dibona,
Andreas Heckmair, the
Innerkofler family,
Conrad Kain,
Christian Klucker, and
Matthias Zurbriggen...
- the
first ascent of the
North Face of the
Eiger by
Harrer with
Anderl Heckmair,
Fritz Kasparek, and
Ludwig Vörg in 1938.
Despite the
inherent dangers...
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mountain routes (with the
gradient of the snow/ice fields) (e.g. the 1938
Heckmair Route on the
Eiger is graded: ED2 (IFAS), VI− (UIAA), A0 (A-grade), WI4...
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retreat from
Death Bivouac. 1938:
First ascent of the
north face by
Anderl Heckmair,
Heinrich Harrer,
Fritz Kasparek and
Ludwig Vörg,
achieved in
three days...
