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Counter-point: there is a literal door halfway up the north face of Eiger, and it was there when Eiger earned its "Murder Wall" moniker by killing party and par
by thwayunion 4y ago
Counter-point: there is a literal door halfway up the north face of Eiger, and it was there when Eiger earned its "Murder Wall" moniker by killing party and party attempting the first ascent. In one case four corpses were recovered just a few rope lengths from the door.
Quaint or not, people find meaning in their unnecessary efforts, sometimes enough meaning to bet their own lives.
- bombcar 4y agoThis confused me at first, but there's a train station (?) in the mountain and windows, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger#/media/File:Fenster_der_Station_Eigerwand.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger#/media/File:Fenster_der_...