Andreas Hinterstoisser

Andreas Hinterstoisser
	Andreas Hinterstoisser, 1936
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	3 October 1914; Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	21 July 1936 (aged 21); Eiger, Switzerland
Climbing career
Named routes	Hinterstoisser 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.

^ Harrer 1998, pp. 41–42.

[1] Harrer 1998, pp. 41–42.

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