Franz Oppurg
Franz Oppurg (born September 17, 1948 in Steinach am Brenner , Tyrol ; † March 9, 1981 in Hechenberg , Tyrol) was an Austrian mountaineer.
Oppurg began climbing at a young age and was a member of the young team of the Wattens Alpine Club section of the Austrian Alpine Club . After attending school, he completed an apprenticeship as a butcher and joined the armed forces in 1975 , where he completed his training as a mountain guide. Subsequently, he also worked as a trainer for prospective mountain guides. In addition, he was site manager of the mountain rescue of Wattens for many years.
In the 1970s he made his first ascent on the Kalkwandspitze, the Speckkarspitze , the Lamsenspitze , the Small and Large Lafatscher and on the Civetta . He also made his first solo ascent on the north pillar of the Großer Lafatscher and the Binderführe on the Speckkarspitze. Another highlight was climbing the Martinswand at night .
In 1974 he was a participant in the Tyrolean Andean expedition with the first attempt to climb the Jirishanca over the southeast pillar. In 1978 he made alpine history with the first solo ascent of Mount Everest . As part of an expedition led by Wolfgang Nairz , he climbed the southern saddle and reached the summit. On May 14, 1980 he took part in the Herrligkoffer expedition to Kangchenjunga .
After climbing the Hechenberg south pillar (VI +) in March 1981, he fell fatally on the descent.
Web links
- Obituary of the Alpine Club
- Alpine archive
- The forgotten Everest soloist , broadcast on ORF-online Tirol from September 14, 2018
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| SURNAME | Oppurg, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steinach am Brenner |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1981 |
| Place of death | Hechenberg |