1953 Nanga Parbat expedition

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The 1953 Nanga Parbat expedition was the successful Austrian-German mountaineering campaign during which Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas.

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instanceOf Austrian-German expedition
Himalayan expedition
mountaineering expedition
associatedWith Austrian mountaineering history
German mountaineering history
history of Nanga Parbat
campType siege-style camps
contributedTo development of high-altitude climbing techniques
documentedIn Hermann Buhl: Achttausend drüber und drunter
expedition reports of the Austrian Alpine Club
expeditionTo Nanga Parbat
hasBaseCampOn Rupal side of Nanga Parbat
hasLanguageOfTeam German
hasLeader Karl Herrligkoffer NERFINISHED
hasMainPeakHeight 8126 m
hasOutcome first ascent of Nanga Parbat
hasParticipant Austrian climbers
German climbers
Hermann Buhl
Karl Herrligkoffer NERFINISHED
ledTo first ascent of Nanga Parbat
locatedInCountry Pakistan
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
nationalityOfTeam Austrian
German
notableFor first ascent of an eight-thousander by an Austrian climber
one of the earliest successful eight-thousander expeditions after Everest
organizedBy Austrian-German team
Karl Herrligkoffer NERFINISHED
partOf early 1950s Himalayan climbing era
precededBy 1934 Nanga Parbat expedition
1937 Nanga Parbat expedition
1938 Nanga Parbat expedition
risked high-altitude mountaineering hazards
startDate 1953
styleOfAscent largely solo summit push
summitDate 1953-07-03
1953-07-04
summitReachedBy Hermann Buhl
targetMountain Nanga Parbat main summit
linked to: Nanga Parbat
tookPlaceAfter Second World War
linked to: World War II
tookPlaceInYear 1953
usedEquipment supplemental oxygen
usedRouteOn Rupal Face
usedTechnique fixed ropes
high-altitude camps

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Hermann Buhl expeditionMemberOf 1953 Nanga Parbat expedition