Willi Bauer

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Willi Bauer (born September 14, 1942 in Roitham am Traunfall ) is an Austrian mountaineer .

Life

From 1970 onwards, Willi Bauer undertook several expeditions that took him to Africa, South America and Asia. Important first ascents and first ascents were also made. Besides Kurt Diemberger, he was the only survivor of the tragedy of 1986 at K2 .

In 1984, together with Walter Bergmayr, Willi Brandecker and Reinhard Streif, he succeeded in the first ascent of Yukshin Gardan Sar (7530 m) in the Karakoram (Pakistan).

Alpinistic services (extract)

  • Kilimanjaro , 1970 inspection via a new route
  • Mount Kenya , 1970 inspection via a new route
  • Andes , South America 1973 several first ascents
  • Yukshin Gardan Sar (7530 m, Karakorum, Pakistan), first ascent on June 26, 1984 with Walter Bergmayr, Willi Brandecker and Reinhard Streif
  • K2 (8611 m, Karakoram, Pakistan), ascent over the Abruzzi spur
  • Nanga Parbat (8125 m, Himalaya, Pakistan), ascent over the Diamir flank

literature

  • Gertrude Reinisch and Willi Bauer: light and shadow at K2
  • Kurt Diemberger: K2 - Dream and Fate

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nachrichten.at - Willi Bauer
  2. ^ Rudolf Wurzner: Yukshin Gardan Sar, First Ascent. In: American Alpine Journal 1985, p. 322 (AAJO) (PDF; 3.2 MB), accessed on October 9, 2012.

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personal data
SURNAME Bauer, Willi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian mountaineer
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Roitham am Traunfall