Fritz Wintersteller
Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927 in Innsbruck ; † September 15, 2018 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak in 1957 together with Hermann Buhl , Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (expedition leader).
Fritz Wintersteller never made mountaineering and his beloved mountains a profession or pursued financial interests with it. He had to give up climbing at the highest level of difficulty early after a broken leg that healed poorly. Fritz Wintersteller later climbed all 4,000 m high mountains in the Alps apart from three secondary peaks. Fritz Wintersteller was awarded the Golden Sports Badge of the Republic of Austria and on February 23, 2006 he was made an honorary citizen of his hometown Salzburg .
First ascents
- 1943
- Small Fieberhorn , southeast pillar, variant V
- Large fever horn , southern intersection, V-
- Viola's head , direct south wall, V
- 1944
- Zahringkogel , Direct West Face , V +
- Watzmannfrau , northwest crack, left intersection, V +
- 1945
- Hochkogel , north-west wall pillar , V
- 1946
- Great Wall , southern flank, the first ski Befahrung
- 1948
- Wiesspitze , Direct West Face , V +
- Leaning head , direct west wall, V
- 1955
- Falkenstein , southeast ridge, III
- Westbyfjell , south wall, III and southeast ridge, II
- Snökuppelen , north face, IV
- 1957
- Broad Peak summit 8,028 m, on May 29th
- Broad Peak 8051 m on June 9th, first ascent
- Skil Brum 7,360 m on June 19th
literature
- Richard Sale: Broad Peak . Carreg, Ross-on-Wye 2007, ISBN 0-9538631-5-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fritz Wintersteller - the first to climb Broad Peak has died. In: sn.at. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wintersteller, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th September 2018 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |