Kurt Diemberger

Kurt Diemberger

Kurt Diemberger, born March 16, 1932 in Villach (Carinthia), is an Austrian mountaineer, photographer, film director and writer. He is one of only two mountaineers, with Hermann Buhl, to have made a first ascent on two peaks over eight thousand meters. In 1978, he accompanied the first French expedition that succeeded in climbing Everest in the company of the French Jean Afanassieff, Pierre Mazeaud and Nicolas Jaeger. In 1957, Kurt Diemberger participated in the first ascent of Broad Peak (8,047 meters), in an Austro-German team led by Marcus Schmuck and including Hermann Buhl. The same year, still with Hermann Buhl, he attempted the ascent of Chogolisa (7,665 meters). They could not reach the summit, stopped by the storm at 7,300 meters above sea level. Kurt Diemberger was the last person to see his teammate, who fell to his death on the descent when a cornice gave way beneath him at 7,200 metres. In 1960, Kurt Diemberger made the first ascent of Dhaulagiri as part of a Swiss expedition of which he was the only Austrian member. 26 years later, during the expedition of seven Austrian and British climbers led by Alan Rouse on K2, he was one of only two survivors of the expedition, during the snowstorm that wiped out the group on 10 August 1986, six days after reaching the summit of the mountain. Kurt Diemberger then continued to be active in the world of mountaineering, for example preparing various high-altitude expeditions from the Chinese province of Xinjiang and working on film projects on the mountain, together with his daughter. In 2013, Kurt Diemberger received the Piolet d’or career, Walter Bonatti Prize.

  • Title: Kurt Diemberger
  • Popularity: 0.267
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-03-16
  • Place of Birth: Villach, Austria
  • Homepage: http://www.filigranowa.com/pages/diemberger.html
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Kurt Diemberger Movies

  • 2000
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    When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

    When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

    10 2000 HD

    Many mountaineers as part of their activity have used cameras and films to allow us to participate through images in their adventures and their...

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  • 1978
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    Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

    Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

    10 1978 HD

    It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time,...

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  • 2001
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    Là-Haut, Un supplément d'âme

    Là-Haut, Un supplément d'âme

    10 2001 HD

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  • 1984
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    K2 Lo Spigolo Nord

    K2 Lo Spigolo Nord

    10 1984 HD

    The documentary gives a detailed description of the conquest of K2 climbing from the north edge on the Chinese side of the mountain. The climb - that...

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  • 2013
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    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    10 2013 HD

    Documentary about K2 tragedy of 1986. On August 4, 1986, Diemberger and Julie Tullis reached the summit of K2 very late in the day. Shortly after...

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  • 2003
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    Women of K2

    Women of K2

    10 2003 HD

    On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more...

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  • 2024
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    The Last Expedition

    The Last Expedition

    1 2024 HD

    The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world and the first person from Poland to climb the highest peaks on earth, told by...

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  • 1989
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    K2 - Sogno e Destino

    K2 - Sogno e Destino

    10 1989 HD

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  • 2015
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    Kukuczka

    Kukuczka

    10 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    Kurt Diemberger - Verso Dove

    Kurt Diemberger - Verso Dove

    10 2014 HD

    A man walks in more or less familiar places, walks there as if crossing unknown lands, never encountered before. At each step, he observes the world...

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  • 1984
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    K2 Lo Spigolo Nord

    K2 Lo Spigolo Nord

    10 1984 HD

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  • 2013
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    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    10 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    K2, Traum und Schicksal

    10 2013 HD

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