!!!Diemberger, Kurt

b. Villach (Carinthia), March 16, 1932. Mountain climber, filmmaker 
and writer on the subject of mountains and climbing. In addition to 
extremely difficult Alpine climbs, has climbed several mountains over 
8,000m; also participated in 2 first ascents (June 9, 1957: Broad Peak 
in the Karakorum, 8057 m, together with H.  Buhl; May 13, 1960: 
Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas, 8167 m).

!Publications
Gipfel und Gefaehrten, 1974; K 2, Traum und Schicksal, 
1989; Gipfel und Geheimnisse, 1991.

!Literature
Bergwelt Alpin 30 (1992), part 3.


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