Toni Dürnberger
| Toni Dürnberger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 September 1932 Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Austria |
| Died |
17 August 1992 Khan Tengri, Tian Shan |
Toni Dürnberger (11 September 1932 – 17 August 1992)[1] was an Austrian mountaineer and expedition leader.
In 1962 he led the Austro-German Expedition to Greenland from April to July where he climbed for the first time remote Mount Paatusoq, considered the highest unclimbed peak in southern Greenland.[2] The expedition climbed a total of 37 other peaks in the area,[3] including some near the Southern Sermilik fjord.[4]
Together with Austrian expedition member Ernst Herzinger and German members Stefan Rausch and Alois Häusl, Toni Dürnberger published articles of geographical interest on the little-known areas of Greenland he visited.[5]
Toni Dürnberger died in a fatal fall, together with his wife Elfi, while descending Khan Tengri after having successfully climbed the 7,010 m high peak located in the Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan–China border on 17 August 1992.[6]
Publications
- Dürnberger T. et al. Erlebnisbericht über die Österreichisch-Deutsche Grönlandexpedition 1962. Jahrbuch des Österreichischen Alpenvereins 1963. Vol 88.
References
- ↑ Toni Dürnberger - Historisches Alpenarchiv
- ↑ AAJ - North America, Greenland, South Greenland
- ↑ Climbing History - 1975 University of St Andrews Greenland Expedition
- ↑ AAJ - North America, Sermelikfjord, Southwest Greenland
- ↑ JSTOR The Geographical Journal Vol. 130, No. 4 (Dec., 1964), pp. 572-574
- ↑ Video in Gedenken an den österreichischen Bergsteiger Toni Dürnberger