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25/10/1939 redazione

Andreas "Anderl" Mannhardt is born

On 25 October 1939, Andreas ‘Anderl’ Mannhardt was born in Rottach-Egern, Germany. In March 1961, at the age of 21, he made the first winter ascent of the north face of the Eiger. On 22 June 1962, together with Toni Kinshofer and Siegfried Löw, he opened a new route on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat (8,126 m): the second ascent of the mountain overall, and the first new route opened on an eight-thousander. Löw died during the descent; Mannhardt suffered severe frostbite.

  • Eiger

  • Nanga Parbat

05/08/1804 redazione

Gottlieb Samuel Studer is born

 On 5 August 1804, Gottlieb Samuel Studer was born in Langnau im Emmental (Canton Bern), a Swiss mountaineer who was the first ascender of the Wildhorn (3248m) and one of the founders of the Swiss Alpine Club. In his mountaineering career he climbed more than 650 peaks. 

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02/05/1964 redazione

Shisha Pangma: first ascent
The first ascent of Shisha Pangma was carried out on 2 May 1964 by a Chinese expedition led by Xǔ Jìng. The expedition that reached the summit also consisted of Zhāng Jùnyán, Wáng Fùzhōu, Wū Zōngyuè, Chén Sān, Soinam Dorjê ...
13/05/2009 redazione

Achille Compagnoni has died
A recent photograph of Achille Compagnoni Achille Compagnoni, aged 94, mountaineer and hotelier, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday 13 May at the “Parini Hospital" in Aosta, where he had been admitted at the beginning of April.
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