![Everest Today on X: "First ascent on this day, 1938.07.24; The Eiger, via the North Face, the classic 1938, or the Heckmair route, as it's also known. https://t.co/hqWDyFH3VW https://t.co/kWJk8MArRT" / X Everest Today on X: "First ascent on this day, 1938.07.24; The Eiger, via the North Face, the classic 1938, or the Heckmair route, as it's also known. https://t.co/hqWDyFH3VW https://t.co/kWJk8MArRT" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Di1-EBRUYAIsN73.jpg)
Everest Today on X: "First ascent on this day, 1938.07.24; The Eiger, via the North Face, the classic 1938, or the Heckmair route, as it's also known. https://t.co/hqWDyFH3VW https://t.co/kWJk8MArRT" / X
![Information panel, map of the Heckmair Route, the first ascent of the Eiger Northwall, on the Eiger Trail, Bear Trek Stock Photo - Alamy Information panel, map of the Heckmair Route, the first ascent of the Eiger Northwall, on the Eiger Trail, Bear Trek Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DGWP94/information-panel-map-of-the-heckmair-route-the-first-ascent-of-the-DGWP94.jpg)
Information panel, map of the Heckmair Route, the first ascent of the Eiger Northwall, on the Eiger Trail, Bear Trek Stock Photo - Alamy
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