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Hermann Buhl

Born September 21, 1924 · Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Died June 27, 1957 · aged 32

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