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"THE OGRE, THE MONK, AND THE VIRGIN" EIGER

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The Eiger's superstar status draws eyes to the cavernous North Face. But before alpinists (and Clint Eastwood) forged its modern narrative, the Eiger was just part of a Christian fairytale. A Virgin (the Jungfrau) was in danger of kidnap or worse by the Ogre, but a stalwart Monk (the Monch) stood in his way. And before that? The chain was a huge, crouching dragon, and the Eiger was its gaping mouth. .

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The Eiger's superstar status draws eyes to the cavernous North Face. But before alpinists (and Clint Eastwood) forged its modern narrative, the Eiger was just part of a Christian fairytale. A Virgin (the Jungfrau) was in danger of kidnap or worse by the Ogre, but a stalwart Monk (the Monch) stood in his way. And before that? The chain was a huge, crouching dragon, and the Eiger was its gaping mouth. .