Hermann Buhl
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Key facts
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Born
- ( 1924-09-21 ) 21 September 1924, Innsbruck , Tyrol , Austria
- Died
- 27 June 1957 (1957-06-27) (aged 32), Chogolisa , Karakoram
- Occupation
- Mountaineer
- Spouse
- Eugenie Högerle (m. 1951)
- Children
- 3, including Kriemhild Buhl
- First ascents
- Nanga Parbat Broad Peak
- Known for
- 1953 German–Austrian Nanga Parbat expedition
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Innsbruck
- Place of death
- Chogolisa
- Occupation
- mountain guide
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- climbing
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- USIS - Hermann Buhl.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1924-09-21
- date of death
- 1957-06-27
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons category
- Hermann Buhl (mountaineer)
- name in native language
- Hermann Buhl
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermann Buhl (21 September 1924 – 27 June 1957) was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He is one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of Austrian-German writer, publisher, and freelance journalist, Kriemhild "Krimi" Buhl.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hermann Buhl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.