Kurt Diemberger

Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. In 1957, he made the first ascent of Broad Peak and in 1960, the first ascent of Dhaulagiri. Diemberger was also the last person to see Hermann Buhl alive before he fell through a cornice_(climbing) on Chogolisa. Image File history File links This image is a book cover. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world and is located in the Annapurna mountain range of the Himalaya of north central Nepal. ... Hermann buhl after his first ascent of Nanga Parbat Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 - June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers. ... This article is about the snow formation. ... Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ...

Diemberger was one of only two survivors in the 1986 K2 Disaster. On August 4, 1986, Diemberger and Julie Tullis reached the summit of K2 very late in the day. Shortly after starting their descent, Julie fell -- dragging Diemberger with her. Fortunately, they somehow stopped from going over the edge and spent the night above 8,000 metres. They managed to reach Camp IV the next day, where they were forced to share a tent with six other climbers after their tent had collapsed from hurricane force winds. Unfortunately, Julie died later that night, possibly from HACE, and only one other of climbers survived the descent with Diemberger. Alan Paul Rouse (19 December 1951 - 10 August 1986) was the first British climber to reach the summit of the second highest mountain in the world K2 but died on the descent. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS) or altitude illness is a pathological condition that is caused by lack of adaptation to high altitudes. ...

Diemberger is still active in the mountaineering world and works on film projects with his daughter.

Books

Diemberger has written the following books:

• The Endless Knot : K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny, 1991. Translated into English by Audrey Salkeld. ISBN 0898863007
• Summits and secrets, 1991. Translated into English by Hugh Merrick. ISBN 0898863074
• Spirits of the Air, 1994 ISBN 0898864089
• K2 : Challenging the Sky, 1997 ISBN 0898865182
• The Kurt Diemberger Omnibus, 1999 ISBN 1898573263
• K2. Traum und Schicksal, 2001 (German) ISBN 3765437557

See also: eight-thousander Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...

External link

• Team Member of the Austrian OEAV Karakoram Expedition 1957

Reference

• http://www.jerberyd.com/climbing/climbers/diemberger/