Andreas Hinterstoisser

Andreas Hinterstoisser
Photo of 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

Andreas Hinterstoisser (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936[1]) 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.

  1. ^ Harrer 1998, pp. 41–42.