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In the late 19th century, the typical ice axe shaft measured 120–130 cm in length. Eckenstein started the trend toward shorter ice axes with a lighter model measuring 85–86 cm, which could be used single handed. Initially, this innovation was criticised by well-known climbers of the era, including his nemesis Martin … See more
Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein (9 September 1859 – 8 April 1921) was an English rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer in the … See more
Eckenstein climbed in the English Lake District with George and Ashley Abraham, though their relationship was not always smooth, and in North Wales with Geoffrey Winthrop Young See more
Eckenstein was one of the few people who readily climbed with mystic and magician Aleister Crowley. In his autobiography Confessions, Crowley praises Eckenstein in several passages, … See more
He was a railway engineer for most of his life – well educated, and insufferably arrogant (some said). He was not one to mince words, and a … See more
Eckenstein's father was a Jewish socialist from Bonn who had fled the Kingdom of Prussia following the failed revolution of 1848. His mother was English.
His sisters were See moreTogether with Matthias Zurbriggen he made the first ascent of the Stecknadelhorn (4,241 m) in the Pennine Alps on 8 August 1887; on 10 July 1906, together with Karl … See more
Eckenstein was a member of an expedition led by Sir Martin Conway to the Baltoro Muztagh region in 1892. The expedition was … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Oscar Eckenstein: the first true innovator of climbing …
WEBDec 5, 2012 · By the end of the 1960s, a new generation of scientific minds had refined Eckenstein’s idea yet further, using radically curved ice axes to climb directly up vertical ice. Front points on their …
WEBOct 18, 2018 · Oscar Eckenstein was the first person to attempt the mountain with an international expedition in 1902. The first successful K2 summit was achieved by an Italian expedition comprised of scientists …
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WEBSep 14, 2022 · Born in 1859, English engineer and mountaineer Oscar Eckenstein was a force in late 19th-century climbing. He was a pioneer of bouldering, improved the ice ax, and designed the modern …
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