Himalaya-Gesellschaft, Österreichische#
Himalaya Society, Austrian, association for the promotion of Austrian scientific and mountaineering expeditions to mountains all over the world, to Greenland, the Antarctic, etc., founded 1953. Among its successful expeditions were those to the Gasherbrum II (8,035 m, Karakoram, 1956) and the Lhotse (8,511 m, Himalaya, 1979).
Literature#
Oesterreichische Touristenzeitung 106 (1993/94) edition 12/1.