Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth

Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1886-11-12
Deathday: 1975-04-14 (88 years old)

Biography

Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth (12 November 1886 – 14 April 1975) was a German-born, German and Swiss mountaineer, geologist and Himalayan explorer. He won a gold medal in alpinism at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He led the International Himalaya Expedition (IHE) 1930 to Kangchenjunga, and another one, IHE 1934, to the Baltoro-region in the Karakorams, especially to explore the Gasherbrum-Group. This expedition made the first ascent of Sia Kangri and some of its sub-peaks and provided detailed information about the accessibility of the 8000ers Gasherbrum I and II. The first ascent of Gasherbrum I in 1958 was accomplished via the route proposed by Dyhrenfurth following the so-called IHE-spur and the SE-ridge.

Dyrenfurth was a very influential alpinist, expedition leader and chronicler of mountaineering. His son Norman G. Dyhrenfurth was also a mountaineer and became an important expedition leader and film maker.

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Professor Wille - Leiter der Internationalen Himalaya-Expedition
Demon of the Himalayas

Demon of the Himalayas (1935)

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1886-11-12

Deathday
1975-04-14 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

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Children
Norman Dyhrenfurth

Mother
Käthe Dyhrenfurth

Citizenships
Germany, Switzerland

Also Known As
Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurt

Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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