German Film: "Nordwand/North Face" When: November 18, 2010 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Of the four that remained, two were Bavarians, Andreas Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz, and two were Austrians, Willy Angerer and Edi Rainer. Eiger, Matterhorn, Grand Jorasses - peaks practically synonymous with the supreme discipline of mountaineering: north-facing ascents. "North Face" is based on the true story of a May 1936 attempt on the Eiger by four climbers: two Germans and two Austrians who meet on the mountain in the movie but began together in real life. The Eiger is located above the Lauterbrunnen Valley to the west and Grindelwald to the north in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern. A storm then broke and after three days on the wall they had to retreat. A hardshell jacket for extreme alpine expeditions. *Joe Kidd* (1972) is a very underrated film. 3,970 meters, or 13,020 ft., of cold that is intense by Swiss standards; couldn't Hitler have just challenged Henri Guisan to a game of checkers or something? Die berühmt-berüchtigte Eiger Nordwand als Erste zu bezwingen - im Sommer 1936 ist das der Traum vieler Bergsteiger aus ganz Europa. Slušný survival.75% The Nordwand, German for "north wall" or "north face," is the north face of the Eiger (also known as the Eigernordwand: "Eiger north wall" or Eigerwand). Yeah, this high from height better be exhilarating, because it's crazy, though it sure does make for a decent film, which isn't to say that you should be too eager, or rather "Eiger" (Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk), about seeing this film, because it, like plenty of people who try to climb famously immense mountains, makes its trips along the way. The higher Finsteraarhorn (4,270 m (14,010 ft)) and Aletschhorn (4,190 m (13,750 ft)), which are located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south, are generally less visible and situated in the middle of glaciers in less accessible areas. Before the climb, I didn't really see the love being all that strong between the two characters. Eigerpedia the Eiger Reference! The name has been linked to the Latin term acer, meaning "sharp" or "pointed". The intensity of the climbing is well conveyed, but the rest of the story drags down the pace with little reward. Then he began to lose consciousness. Consequently, all sides of the Eiger feed finally the same river, namely the Lütschine. Dirt Tyres are required to drive the course. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. You can zoom in for a closer look and zoom out for an overall view. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. The two stations within the Eiger are Eigerwand (behind the north face) and Eismeer (behind the south face), at around 3,000 metres. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,642 ft), constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps. Today it is regarded as a formidable challenge, not only because of its technical difficulties, exceeding those of some of the 8,000 m peaks in the Himalaya and Karakoram, but also because of the increased rockfall and diminishing ice-fields. Philipp Stolzl worked in the same dangerous conditions as the original climbers, and we can feel the chill and peril in our bones. They are racing two Austrians to the top, as many reporters and spectators gather at a hotel to watch and take part in history. The mountaineering drama is based on the true events surrounding the dramatic first attempt to climb the Eiger North Wall in 1936. www.jungfrau.ch . There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Although the summit of the Eiger can be reached by experienced climbers only, a railway tunnel runs inside the mountain, and two internal stations provide easy access to viewing-windows carved into the rock face. Shortly after, they descended the west flank. Don't have an account? Thank God nobody agreed to go. Man, in 2010, they had this film that told the story of a bunch of guys in the '30s who struggled in an intensely snowy environment, as well as "127 Hours", which was about some guy struggling in an intensely rocky environment in the 2000s, so I guess then was particularly the time to let people know to be seriously careful when having fun in the climbing, no matter what time it is. Synopsis Drama focussing on the attempt by German climbers in the 1930s to conquer the north face of the Eiger. The Eiger began attracting a wealth of aspiring mountaineers from all over Europe wishing to tackle its steep north face – known as the ‘last problem of the Alps’ in north face climbing terms. | Rating: 3/5 Everest, so maybe it's kind of unfortunate that no one is seeing this film, because we white people have never been able to learn. Cinemark Two days later, there was a short moment when the clouds cleared and the mountain was visible for a while. Oh, well, it's only the north face of the Eiger, which isn't but about, oh, say, 3,970 meters, or 13,020 ft., so what's the big deal? It was cold but not -5 F. I was looking for a partner crazy enough to climb the Eiger with me. On the third day they made hardly any vertical ground. North Face" is something of an old-fashioned epic shot with modern wisdom and technique, a man vs. nature flick that also weighs the importance of the individual vs. the social while exposing the mean cost of vicarious thrills. Doch mit der … It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (1/6). Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent. The group had originally consisted of two independent teams; Harrer and Kasparek were joined on the face by Heckmair and Vörg, who had started their ascent a day later and had been helped by the fixed rope that the lead group had left across the Hinterstoisser Traverse. You're almost there! For the related movie, see, "Eigerwand" redirects here. Regal One of the guides, climbing on another's shoulders, was able to touch the tip of Kurz's crampons with his ice-axe but could not reach higher. The action is up on the mountain with the climbers, not down on the ground with people who are just sitting and talking. The whole area, the Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area, comprising the highest summits and largest glaciers of the Bernese Alps, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. They finally reached Eigergletscher railway station at about 3:00 a.m. the next day. The Eiger Trail, at the base of the north face, runs from Eigergletscher to Alpiglen railway stations. Porges, however, successfully made the second ascend of the Eiger in July 1861 with the guides Christian Michel, Hans and Peter Baumann. With … A straightforward, wickedly suspenseful Man vs. Its sooo German. [7], The massive composition of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau constitutes an emblematic sight of the Swiss Alps and is visible from many places on the Swiss Plateau and the Jura Mountains in the northwest. [12], An attempt was made in 1937 by Mathias Rebitsch [de] and Ludwig Vörg. Luise: When you're at the bottom - Toni once told me - at the foot of the wall, and you look up, you ask yourself: How can anyone climb that? Eiger Nordwand - Circuito Corto HD wallpaper for smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops Eiger Nordwand - Circuito Corto Wallpaper for Android, iPhone and iPad Download Cool Phone Wallpapers at VividScreen It is one of the three great north faces of the Alps, along with the north faces of the Matterhorn and the Grandes Jorasses (known as 'the Trilogy'). On the following day, because of the greater difficulties, they gained little height. | Top Critics (26) Die beiden sind überzeugt, dass sie es schaffen können, auch wenn bereits zahlreiche Versuche in der "Mordwand" tödlich endeten. I enjoyed the experience though, as it was times an exciting, suspenseful and ultimately sad story. [7], Politically, the Eiger (and its summit) belongs to the Bernese municipalities of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The Eiger Glacier flows on the southwestern side of the Eiger, from the crest connecting it to the Mönch down to 2,400 m (7,900 ft), south of Eigergletscher railway station, and feeds the Weisse Lütschine through the Trümmelbach. | Rating: 3/4 Eiger Nordwand is a mountain located in southern Switzerland, and is host to a number of circuits in the Gran Turismo series. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington, who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858. Where the movie goes wrong in my opinion is that it can't just stick with the climbers. | Rating: 3.5/5 The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. 2. north Face/ Nordwand Film yang diangkat berdasarkan kisah nyata dari dua pendaki asal Jerman yaitu Toni Kurz dan Andi Hintersteisser, dua orang sahabat yang memutuskan untuk mendaki Dinding Utara dari Gunung Eiger. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Coming Soon. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. I'm not saying it is bad, but I think the director, Philipp Stolzl, tries to do a little too much; when if he would have just stocked to the basics it could have been a lot more exciting on the ascension and much more suspenseful on the descension. That night a storm broke and the mountain was hidden in fog, and then it began to snow. Eiger Wall of Death documents the history of the Nordwand and gives an insight into the minds of the climbers who have been involved in climbing the vertical mile of shattered limestone and ice above the rolling meadows of the Kleine Scheidegg.. While the summit was reached without much difficulty in 1858 by a complex route on the west flank, the battle to climb the north face has captivated the interest of climbers and non-climbers alike. The pivotal point of the movie is where the two team are working together and still competing and one of the opposing team is struck in the head with large rock and seriously injured. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Before their attempts started one of them was killed during a training climb, and the weather was so bad during that summer that, after waiting for a change and seeing none on the way, several members of the party gave up. They started the climb at about 6:00 a.m. and reached the summit of the Eiger at about 7:15 p.m., after an over 13 hours gruelling ascent. On the previous afternoon, the party walked up to the Wengernalp hotel. There are people worldwide who dream of staying at the hotel Bellevue des Alpes just once in their lives, they want to slice off the top of their breakfast egg … [14], Although the Mittellegi ridge had already been descended by climbers (since 1885) with the use of ropes in the difficult sections, it remained unclimbed until 1921. It features Robert Jasper, Roger Schäli, John Harlin III, Rainer Rettner, Chris Bonington, Adolf Rubi and others. North Face (German: Nordwand) is a 2008 German historical fiction film directed by Philipp Stölzl and starring Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, and Ulrich Tukur. All four are fictional, in that the roads do not actually exist in real-life. The weather then deteriorated for two days. Seeing as how this film has more than a few quiet spells, Christian Kolonovits' score is unevenly used, but when it does arrive, I must say, it's well worth the wait, as Kolonovits really delivers on a surprisingly outstanding richness to his classically-charged musical tastes that is both thoroughly enjoyable on its own, and has a certain dynamic soul to it that compliments a sense of wonderment to the mountain climbing, intensity to the danger and tender heart to the drama. The northeastern ridge from the summit to the Ostegg (lit. In 1938, Alpine Journal editor Edward Lisle Strutt calls the face "an obsession for the mentally deranged" and "the most imbecile variant since mountaineering first began. | Rating: 3.5/4 The party had originally consisted of two independent teams: Harrer (who did not have a pair of crampons on the climb) and Kasparek were joined on the face by Heckmair and Vörg, who had started their ascent a day later and had been helped by the fixed rope that the lead team had left across the Hinterstoisser Traverse. Toni Kurz was still alive but almost helpless, with one hand and one arm completely frozen. The circuits are, however, based on actual hiking trails: Eiger Nordwand Short Track 1 Eiger Nordwand G Trail 2 Eiger Nordwand K Trail 2 Eiger Nordwand W … Since then, the north face has been climbed many times. This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings. The members successfully reached the summit at four o'clock in the afternoon. The first mention of Eiger, appearing as "mons Egere", was found in a property sale document of 1252, but there is no clear indication of how exactly the peak gained its name. Then the fog came down again and hid the climbers. [4] The Eiger has been highly publicized for the many tragedies involving climbing expeditions. Kurz was unable to descend further and, completely exhausted, died slowly. It is part of the Eiger Nordwand complex of circuits which appear in the game. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent. [7] Therefore, all the water running down the Eiger converges at the northern foot of the Männlichen (2,342 m (7,684 ft)) in Zweilütschinen (654 m (2,146 ft)), about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the summit, where the Lütschine begins its northern course to Lake Brienz and the Aare (564 m (1,850 ft)). Auch die Gedanken… The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. [11] Climbers are increasingly electing to challenge the Eiger in winter, when the crumbling face is strengthened by ice. The north face, the "last problem" of the Alps, considered amongst the most challenging and dangerous ascents, was first climbed in 1938 by an Austrian-German expedition. New Topic Reply to Topic. As worthy as this subject matter is to begin with, and as much as the film desperately works to punch up this story with fictionalized dramatic beats, there's still only so much meat to this minimalist tale about people simply trying to survive the harshness of nature, and while there's enough juice on paper for you to see signs of the rewarding efforts this film comes close to being, too many errors in storytelling are made for you to ignore the limitations within the story that is being rather messily told. Harrowing German drama is a real cliffhanger. [12], In the morning the three guides came back, traversing the face from a hole near the Eigerwand station and risking their lives under incessant avalanches.