Switzerland · European Alps3,967 m (13,015 ft)Eiger 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Eiger. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
The lower limestone steps ascending from the scree slopes above Alpiglen station toward the difficult rock pitches.
A sheer, holdless slab of polished limestone first breached in 1936 by Andreas Hinterstoisser using a tension pendulum traverse.
A tiny rock notch perched above the Hinterstoisser Traverse offering a classic, narrow bivouac ledge for two climbers.
Steep 50-degree hanging icefields linked by the Ice Hose, requiring sustained front-pointing and prone to falling stones.
A grim, wind-scoured rock platform where pioneers Max Sedlmayr and Karl Mehringer froze to death during a five-day storm in 1935.
A narrow, ascending chimney and fault line running diagonally up the wall, often coated in black water-ice and waterfalls.
A breathtaking, exposed ledge traverse across the vertical void, leading from the top of the Ramp to the White Spider.
A sinister, funnel-shaped snowfield whose radiating ice gullies resemble the legs of a giant white spider, funneling falling stones and avalanches directly onto climbing parties.
The final vertical rock and ice chimneys breached by Anderl Heckmair in a blinding blizzard, leading onto the summit snowfields.
The knife-edge snow arête of the Eiger connecting with the Mittellegi Ridge, overlooking the Grindelwald valley.
Total vertical rise from First Pillar & Shattered Pillar (2,500m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 46°34′40″ N, 8°00′19″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Eiger
The Eiger, standing at 3,967 meters (13,015 ft) in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, is globally renowned for its monstrous 1,800-meter (5,900 ft) sheer vertical North Face (the *Eiger-Nordwand*). Feared as the *Mordwand* ('Murder Wall') following catastrophic climbing tragedies in the 1930s, it remained the last great problem of the Alps until conquered in July 1938 by Anderl Heckmair, Ludwig Vörg, Heinrich Harrer, and Fritz Kasparek.