Felix Kuen

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Felix Kuen (born March 22, 1936 in Innsbruck ; † January 23, 1974 in Absam ) was an Austrian mountaineer .

Life

Felix Kuen grew up in Oberperfuss and began climbing tours in the Kalkkögel at an early age . Later, in addition to numerous difficult Alpine tours, he also managed a few first ascents and first winter ascents. In 1970, Kuen was invited to Herrligkoffer's seventh Nanga Parbat expedition, where he and Peter Scholz successfully climbed the Rupal Wall ( Sigi Löw Memorial Expedition to Nanga Parbat ).

On January 23, 1974, Felix Kuen committed suicide in his Absamer apartment.

Alpinistic services (extract)

  • Solstein, north face first winter ascent
  • Hochfeiler, NE wall
  • Griessferner, NE wall and N wall
  • Hochferner, N wall
  • Schüsselkar, southern intersection
  • Large ox wall , NE edge
  • Königsspitze, direct north wall, 1961
  • Matterhorn, north face, 1961 (16th ascent), together with Johann Rietzler
  • Lyskamm, direct north face, 1961 (3rd ascent)
  • Eiger, north face, 1962
  • Riepenwand, O-Kante, first winter ascent in 1963
  • Speckkarspitze, straight N face, first winter ascent in 1963
  • Great Zinne, north face, Sachsenweg 1963
  • Ortler, N-Wall 1963
  • Petit Dru, Bonattipfeiler 1963
  • Königsspitze, direct north face, first winter ascent in 1964
  • Jirishhanca 6126 m (Andes, Peru), second ascent 1966
  • Nanga Parbat 8125 m (Himalaya, Pakistan), Sigi Löw commemorative expedition 1970, Kuen and Peter Scholz successfully climb the main summit through the Rupal wall (2nd ascent), route variation in the exit left around the pre-summit; Reinhold and Günther Messner had passed the pre-summit on the right during the first ascent the day before. Scholz and Kuen have to bivouac for one night on the descent to approx. 8000 m
  • Mount Everest, 1972 attempt on the southwest face, one reaches an altitude of 8350 meters
  • Sugar Loaf (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 1972 first ascent of the north face.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Personal folder on Felix Kuen. In: Wayback Machine. Historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, accessed on July 18, 2020 .

literature

  • Karl Ruef: Felix Kuen - on the peaks of the world. Graz and Stuttgart, Stocker, 1972.
  • Hans Saler: Between light and shadow. The Messner tragedy on Nanga Parbat . A1 Verlag GmbH, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-927-74365-8 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kuen, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian mountaineer
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH 23rd January 1974
Place of death Absam