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Kurt Diemberger

1932 - Today

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Kurt Diemberger (born 16 March 1932) is an Austrian mountaineer and author of several books. He is the only living person who has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres: of Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960. In 2013, he won the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Diemberger is the 21st most popular mountaineer (down from 19th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Austria (down from 438th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Kurt Diemberger ranks 21 out of 56. Before him are Maurice Herzog, Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, and John Muir. After him are Fanny Bullock Workman, Alain Robert, Lionel Terray, Ang Rita, Albert F. Mummery, and Krzysztof Wielicki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Kurt Diemberger ranks 166. Before him are Jerzy Hoffman, Soon-Tek Oh, Qahhor Mahkamov, Aharon Appelfeld, Joel Grey, and Pál Csernai. After him are Orlando Letelier, Vasily Aksyonov, Étienne Tshisekedi, Arnold Wesker, Jacques Roubaud, and Boris Shakhlin.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Kurt Diemberger ranks 512 out of 1,424. Before him are Wolf Albach-Retty (1906), Carl Zeller (1842), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Julius Raab (1891), Diana Budisavljević (1891), and Richard Kohn (1888). After him are Kazimierz Twardowski (1866), Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria (1827), Paul Neumann (1875), Karl Menger (1902), Haim Bar-Lev (1924), and Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg (1280).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria

Among mountaineers born in Austria, Kurt Diemberger ranks 3. Before him are Heinrich Harrer (1912), and Hermann Buhl (1924). After him are Peter Habeler (1942), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and David Lama (1990).

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