First direct rescue from the Eiger north face

Günther Amann

Günther Amann was the first pilot of Air Zermatt. An important milestone in Günther Amann's flying career and at the same time in the alpine rescue world was the first helicopter rescue from the north face of the Eiger. On the occasion of a helicopter symposium of the Swiss Air Rescue on Kleine Scheidegg, Amann and his pilot colleague Siegfried Stangier demonstrated an action with the 25-meter rescue winch on the north face of the Eiger. Only one year later, in the year 1971, the first emergency occurred.