Laura Tiefenthaler is an alpinist, mountain guide and recent medical school graduate.
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25-year-old Austrian alpinist Laura Tiefenthaler has made what is believed to be only the second ever solo ascent of the North Face of the Eiger by a woman, climbing the face via the Heckmair route. Catherine Destivelle made the first female solo ascent in March 1992.
In this week's episode of The Ticklist, we talk about Dave MacLeod's repeat of Neil Gresham's E11 7a: Lexicon; Laura Tiefenthaler's solo of the Eiger North Face; and Franco Cookson's bold lead of Julian Lines' Hold Fast, Hold True (E10 7a).
