German mountaineers Andreas Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz, who died along three other climbers attempting to climb the infamous Eiger north face in July 1936.[767×554]

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1. omnificunderachiever

   For those interested, their fascinating and tragic story was told in the 2008 movie, North Face.

2. kerranimal

   Loved the movie The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood.

3. Would-wood-again2

   They made a really good but obscure movie about these guys called Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone.