Hilmar Sturm

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Hilmar Sturm , also called "Hil" , (born August 14, 1939 in Graz , † April 12, 1982 at Großvenediger , Tyrol ) was an Austrian mountaineer .

Life

Born in 1939 as the first child of Adele and Heinrich Sturm. Together with his two younger brothers, he grew up on their parents' farm in Raaba . After elementary and secondary school, he worked as a blacksmith and locksmith at the Spari company in Raaba. His mother taught him and his brothers a love for the mountains and after the Styrian mountains many other Austrian peaks were climbed. His favorite mountain was the Hochschwab , where he was out in summer and winter. From 1968 Hilmar Sturm took part in several expeditions in the Hindu Kush , the Himalayas and the Karakoram , including important first ascent and first ascents. He has also climbed peaks in East Africa , Alaska and Peru . In 1980 he received the Great Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria for his services to the State of Styria , awarded by Josef Krainer .

Only a few weeks before a planned expedition to the K2 he slipped on a ski tour on the Großvenediger while descending, fell into a snow hole and drowned in the stream below.

Alpinistic services (extract)

  • Hindu Kush 1968 expedition of the high tourist group Graz
with Heinz Badura, Dr. Arndt Schüssler, Hilmar Sturm
Summit :
Harmupot Zorn (5800 m)
Bashkargolo Zorn (5400 m)
Ghochhar Sar (6265 m)
Shachiokun Zorn (6246 m)
Summit :
Mt Kenya-Nelion (5188 m)
Batian (5199 m)
Pt. Lenana (4985 m)
Kilimanjaro (5895 m)
Mawenzi (5175 m)
  • Karakorum 1971 Expedition of the high tourist group Graz
with Horst Schindlbacher, Dr. Jerzy Hajdukiewics, Hans Schell, Hilmar Sturm, Kurt Pirker
Summit :
Malubiting (7459 m) first ascent
  • Alaska 1973 Ski expedition of the high tourist group Styria
with Horst Schindlbacher, Hans and Lilo Schell, Hilmar Sturm, Stefan Moser, Gerwalt Pichler, Herbert Zefferer, Leo Schlömmer
Summit :
Mt. McKinley (6190 m), first ski run
  • Karakoram 1974 Austrian Karakoram Expedition
with Alois Furtner, Sepp Partenkirchner, Hias Schreder, Robert Schauer, Georg Bachler, Hilmar Sturm
Summit :
Skirish Sar (6500 m)
  • Karakoram 1975 Upper Austrian Karakoram Expedition
with Eduard Koblmüller, Fred Pressl, Alois Furtner, Fritz Priesner, Gustav Ammerer, Cristoff Pollet, Hilmar Sturm
Summit :
Chogolisa (7655 m) first ascent
  • Himalaya 1976 Austrian Himalaya Expedition
with Hanns Schell, Robert Schauer, Hilmar Sturm, Siegfried Gimpel
Summit :
Nanga Parbat (8125 m) 6th ascent on a new route through the Rupal flank "Schellroute"
Summit :
Jirishancachica (5430 m)
Nina Shanca (5620 m)
  • Karakorum 1979 Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition
with Hanns Schell, Kurt Diemberger, Dr. Karl Hub, Hilmar Sturm, Walter Lösch, Gerald Gruber
Summit :
Gasherbrum II (8035 m)
  • Himalaya 1981 Austrian Himalaya Expedition
with Hanns Schell, Hilmar Sturm, Georg Sachler, Robert Schauer
Summit :
Makalu (8481 m), because of snow blindness Hilmar did not reach the summit, only Robert Schauer reached the summit alone.
with Hanns Schell, Georg Bachler, Walter Lösch, Werner Sucher, Alois Furtner, Hilmar Sturm had a fatal accident 2 weeks before departure

Web links

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  1. www.bergfieber.de - Ascent of H. Sturm together with Hanns Schell u. a.