Karl Mehringer

The two young Allgäu climbers Holger Wendel and Thomas Burger enter the infamous Eiger North Wall without informing anyone. A sudden fall in the weather in the middle of the wall puts them in an icy inferno: lightning, avalanches and cold. On a small heel, they wait nine days for the ever-closer death. Gerhard Baur, who accidentally discovers the tent of the two mountaineers left at the foot of the wall, sets a rescue operation in motion, as if by a miracle both survive. In his film, Baur reconstructs the real events.

Eiger - Die wand der wände is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Robert Jasper, Roger Schäli, John Harlin III, Rainer Rettner, Chris Bonington, Adolf Rubi and others.

Die Eiger Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (1/6). It features Robert Jasper, Roger Schäli, John Harlin III, Rainer Rettner, Chris Bonington, Adolf Rubi and others.

Die Mordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Manfred Pessel in 1988 and produced by HR. It features Heinrich Harrer, Willi Klimek, Franz Seeberger, Erich Lackner, James Skone, Anderl Heckmair and others.

Welsh mountaineer Eric Jones' ultimate dream is to climb the notorious North Face of the Eiger alone. Filming Eric Jones on his solo climb was a great challenge to cameraman Leo Dickinson, who had to be lowered from a helicopter to Death Bivouac, high on the mountain to capture Eric's progress on film. Leo Dickinson's film showed the scale of the achievement by seeing Eric Jones in his tiny perspective, a mere speck, against the magnitude of the mountain. The film also traces the history of the North Face including the early pre-war attempts that gave the mountain its notorious reputation. The climax of the film recreates John Harlin's 5000ft fall during the historic winter ascent of the Eiger Direct in 1966.

The history of one of the world's most challenging mountains, the Eiger, and its infamous north face. Drawing on rich archive footage, amazing time-lapse photography, stunning cinematography and dramatic narrative, this film captures the essence of the Eiger and its unique personality. Interviews with mountaineering greats Sir Chris Bonington, Ueli Steck, Stephen Venables and Andy Cave are combined with a contemporary journey up the North Face by top British climbers Kenton Cool and Neil Brodie.