A shot I took from the North...

A shot I took from the North Ridge of Anderl Mannhardt climbing the Cassin route, August 2004. Mannhardt did the first winter ascent of the Eiger north face back in '61 [he's 63], and the third ascent of Nanga Parbat in '62, by a new route. Here he's climbing with no toes thanks to a bivy above 26,000 ft on that climb. We had seen him approaching the face the night before on crutches. He was unimpressed with his time of 6 hours to the summit.