Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (died 1957)

Hermann Buhl

Austrian mountaineer (1924-1957)

Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He is one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of Austrian-German writer, publisher, and freelance journalist, Kriemhild…