"Are we still ahead of Ueli?" Anthamatten joked at the top, referencing Ueli Steck's 3:54 solo ascent, which currently holds the record for the route and the face.

Of recent note Schali climbed the new route Magic Mushroom on the Eiger, and Anthamatten broke the retour record on Europe's other most famous classic, the Matterhorn's Hornli Ridge. Anthamatten also won the ice climbing World Cup in Val Daone, Italy the week before.

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