Toni Kinshofer
Toni Kinshofer (born February 16, 1934 in Bad Wiessee , † October 24, 1964 in Baden-Baden ) was a German mountaineer. He was a carpenter by profession.
On June 23, 1962, together with Siegfried Löw and Anderl Mannhardt, he achieved the first ascent of Nanga Parbat over the Diamir flank and thus the second ascent of Nanga Parbat. Together with Mannhardt, Toni Hiebeler and Walter Almberger , he also undertook the first winter ascent of the Eiger north face in 1961 . Shortly before, he and Mannhardt and Hiebeler had successfully crossed the Karwendel main ridge for the first time .
Other significant undertakings were:
- 1958 Maukspitze west face
- 1959 Tofana di Rozes
- 1960 Bonatti pillar , 11th ascent
- 1961 Mont Blanc -Brenva flank
- 1961 Grands-Charmoz north face
- 1963 "Franzosenführe" on the north face of the western pinnacle
On October 24, 1964, Kinshofer fell in the climbing garden on Battert in the Black Forest and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital in Baden-Baden. His grave is in the Bad Wiessee mountain cemetery.
Names and memories
- Toni Kinshofer is the namesake for today's normal route to the Nanga Parbat, the Kinshofer route.
- On the 50th anniversary of Kinshofer's death, the town council of Bad Wiessee named the Wiesseer Höhenweg from Freihaus to Sonnenbichl to Kinshofer.
- On the Kampen, a mountain near Bad Wiessee, a memorial cross commemorates Kinshofer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Personal folder in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (PDF file; 3.2 MB)
- ↑ Sebastian Grauvogl: Memories of Toni Kinshofer, border crosser above the peaks. In: Tegernseer Tal , issue 161 (spring 2015), pp. 62–64.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kinshofer, Toni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer and trailblazer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Wiessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1964 |
| Place of death | Baden-Baden |