Daisy Voog

Daisy Voog (born 28 January 1932), later known as Daisy Leidig, is an Estonian-German mountain climber. She is best known as the first woman to ascend the north face of the Eiger in 1964.

Biography Voog was born 1932 in Tallinn, Estonia, and fled to Germany in 1944, settling in Munich in 1952. In her youth she was an athlete, competing in 800 metres running events and training to join the Olympic cross-country skiing team. She took up climbing while living in Munich and eventually won a gold medal in a Bavarian rock climbing competition. Her conviction caused extensive controversy in the media; headlines included "Skandal um die 'Eiger-Königin'''" ("Scandal involving the 'Eiger Queen'") and "Nordwand-Bezwingerin Daisy Voog wegen Unterschlagung angezeigt!''" ("North wall conqueror Daisy Voog reported for embezzlement!").