How many climbers died including Andreas Hinterstoisser while climbing the Eiger north face?
1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster The 1936 Eiger north face disaster resulted in the death of five climbers during the 1936 climbing season on the north face of the Eiger.
Fritz Wiessner Fritz Wiessner (February 26, 1900 – July 3, 1988) was a German American pioneer of free climbing. Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1939, he made one of the earliest attempts to climb to the summit of K2, one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.