Andreas Hinterstoisser

Andreas Hinterstoisser (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He was killed in the 1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster during an attempted summit via that route with his partner Toni Kurz. A section of the north face was later named the "Hinterstoisser Traverse" in his honor. The 2008 film North Face was based on his experience climbing the Eiger.

Andreas Hinterstoisser
Andreas Hinterstoisser, 1936
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1914-10-03)3 October 1914
Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, German Empire
Died21 July 1936(1936-07-21) (aged 21)
Eiger, Switzerland
Climbing career
Named routesHinterstoisser Traverse
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