our heritage
'The Early Ski-pioneers in the Alps were German, Austrians and Swiss, but the British have to their credit the first ski ascents of the Dom, the highest mountain wholly in Switzerland, the Eiger, the Weisshorn and the discovery of some of the most important of ski passes such as the Galmiluke.'
‘But it was above all, in the realm of competitive skiing that our influence has been most pronounced.'
'The group of Englishmen at Murren, responsible for what I have called The Kandahar Revolution, had a greater effect on competitive skiing in ten years than the rest of the world in twenty-five centuries.’
The Story Of Skiing 1952 by Arnold Lunn
our heritage
'The Early Ski-pioneers in the Alps were German, Austrians and Swiss, but the British have to their credit the first ski ascents of the Dom, the highest mountain wholly in Switzerland, the Eiger, the Weisshorn and the discovery of some of the most important of ski passes such as the Galmiluke.'
‘But it was above all, in the realm of competitive skiing that our influence has been most pronounced.'
'The group of Englishmen at Murren, responsible for what I have called The Kandahar Revolution, had a greater effect on competitive skiing in ten years than the rest of the world in twenty-five centuries.’
The Story Of Skiing 1952 by Arnold Lunn
our inspiration
J. Hanlin
British downhill ski champion and our granny.
She won, on borrowed skis in her 40’s.
Her sense of adventure & love of the mountains
inspired us to create Eiger Classic Alpine.
our inspiration
J. Hanlin
British downhill ski champion and our granny.
She won, on borrowed skis in her 40’s.
Her sense of adventure & love of the mountains
inspired us to create Eiger Classic Alpine.
the grizzled old man
"Sat in a mountain hut in Wengen, Switzerland after a morning’s skiing, it dawned on me. Against this classic alpine setting, I looked out of place, and so did everyone else. Why were we wearing skin-tight technical base layers and garish ski jackets?
One man stood apart; a grizzled old ski instructor, stood by himself, Gauloises cigarette hanging out of his mouth, he looked effortlessly cool.
He wore a battered 1960’s woollen jumper.”
Chris Pratt, founder Eiger Classic Alpine
the grizzled old man
"Sat in a mountain hut in Wengen, Switzerland after a morning’s skiing, it dawned on me. Against this classic alpine setting, I looked out of place, and so did everyone else. Why were we wearing skin-tight technical base layers and garish ski jackets?
One man stood apart; a grizzled old ski instructor, stood by himself, Gauloises cigarette hanging out of his mouth, he looked effortlessly cool.
He wore a battered 1960’s woollen jumper.”
Chris Pratt, founder Eiger Classic Alpine