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Nationality | Austrian |
Born | Villach, Austria | 16 March 1932
Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, writer |
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Known for | The second person after H. Buhl to make first ascents on two eight-thousanders |
First ascents |
Kurt Diemberger (born 16 March 1932) is an Austrian mountaineer and author of several books. He is the only living person who has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres: of Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960.[1] In 2013, he won the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
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