For the longest time, poor maintenance and insufficient care locked away the slopes of the Eiger from human touch out of fear of fatal rock slides. But now, trapped in the hold of frozen ice in autumn and spring, mountaineers once again brave the cold to go head on against the Eiger. If you’re legs find footholds against the slick snow sheets with the grip of a gecko and mountainous terrains are no stranger to you, this climb might be worth your while. Restricted only to the experienced, the fabled northern walls of the Eiger are the largest face in the entire Jungfrau range with 5000ft of limestone to be scaled. Pick axes making quick work of the slopes, brave souls weather the elements annually and find themselves anew through the rigor of the experience made all the sweeter by the open views of towering rock waves frozen in motion in any direction you choose to look into. The glassy fragility of Grindelwald’s beauty is soon left behind to be taken over by the harsh allure of the rugged grounds being traversed and hidden beneath thick drifts and mounds of snow. Perhaps the most treacherous trait of the heights is the abundance of exposed ridges, torn at from all directions by the impatient winds keening pure melancholy across the monochrome terrain.

For the majority of visitors who lack the experience and prior skill to be able to clash with the stone troll Eiger, daily trains being run by the Jungfraubahn cross the Eigen, These locomotives pass through tunnels and over rails skirting the mountain’s slopes like a wooden rind. This leaves you with an easy compilation of some of the best sights of Eiger as it relentlessly pushes forward through the snow drifts towards the Jungfraujoch. Trained mountaineer or not, the Eiger’s slopes have finally dropped their veil to be visible to all.