![TIL of the 1936 Eiger North face climbing disaster. After both of his climbing partners died, Toni Kurz was so close to being rescued that the guides could touch his crampon- but TIL of the 1936 Eiger North face climbing disaster. After both of his climbing partners died, Toni Kurz was so close to being rescued that the guides could touch his crampon- but](https://external-preview.redd.it/6pyRPqcOVdMfJjWrrV-uwHhBz09D1i0oUhdRRnPsfdY.jpg?auto=webp&s=fccb1bf8cf0f1fc707a63bc4bb25d2b5806aaf21)
TIL of the 1936 Eiger North face climbing disaster. After both of his climbing partners died, Toni Kurz was so close to being rescued that the guides could touch his crampon- but
![The corpse of Toni Kurtz after his failed attempt at the north face of the Eiger. He was roughly 40ft from the attempted rescuers, 1936. [500x680] : r/HistoryPorn The corpse of Toni Kurtz after his failed attempt at the north face of the Eiger. He was roughly 40ft from the attempted rescuers, 1936. [500x680] : r/HistoryPorn](https://i.redd.it/we62k1wpgkt11.jpg)
The corpse of Toni Kurtz after his failed attempt at the north face of the Eiger. He was roughly 40ft from the attempted rescuers, 1936. [500x680] : r/HistoryPorn
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