On Saturday, Sasha DiGiulian and听Carlo Traversi听became the first Americans to free climb Magic Mushroom on the North Face of Switzerland's听the Eiger, according to an . DiGiulian was the first woman to complete the route. It took Traversi and DiGiulian听three days to complete听the听20-pitch climb, graded听5.13a.
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We did it!!! Just got down from Free Climbing the North Face of the Eiger!
鈥 Sasha DiGiulian (@sashadigiulian)
The Eiger鈥檚 North Face is the largest north face听in the Alps听at nearly 6,000 feet听tall听and is known as the 鈥淢urder Wall,鈥 named for its deadliness to mountaineers, according to the听. The team originally intended to climb the route La Paciencia (5.13b and 23 pitches), but bad weather forced them to change plans, 听reported. The Magic Mushroom route was first climbed by Roger Sch盲li and听Christoph Hainz听in 2007.
DiGiulian is a three-time U.S. National Champion and is听the first North American women to climb at a route graded 5.14d, the hardest sport climb known to have been achieved by a woman, 听Traversi is a听two-time U.S. sport climbing national champion and has completed听several first ascents.
鈥淚've never tried harder on anything in my life,”听DiGiulian wrote on听.听“I am wrecked and can't believe it's real.”