The Eiger North Face is one of the most difficult mountain faces in the world. Towering over 1,500m into the sky, it is also called the wall of death, and has thwarted the efforts of numerous mountain climbers. I visited in January, the coldest time of the year, because I wanted to photograph the frozen route as though it were rising from the darkness. The temperature in the dead of night was minus 20 degrees. Standing alone on the frozen snow, I clicked the shutter. I hope my photography will show the beauty and severity of this towering mountain that seems to prick the universe.