Paciencia on the Eiger Nordwand (8a)

When I saw this item of news about David MacLeod and Calum Muskett bagging the hardest route on the mythical north face of the Eiger, I could not resist posting this incredible picture. (The route ‘Paciencia’ was first climbed by Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2003; they then repeated the climb in free mode in 2008.) It is amazing to see climbers at such levels (one 8a pitch and six 7c pitches!) climbing on such a demanding mountain…