Marcus Schmuck
Mountaineer
1925 – 2005
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Who was Marcus Schmuck?
Marcus Schmuck was an Austrian mountaineer. In 1957, together with Hermann Buhl he organized the expedition, firstly envisaged and initiated by Hermann Buhl, to climb the worlds 12th highest peak, the Broad Peak in the Karakoram in Pakistan. The other members of the expedition were: Fritz Wintersteller and Kurt Diemberger. In his later years, he successfully organized and led 74 expeditions to the high mountains around the world.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1925
Austria - Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 21, 2005
Salzburg
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on July 23, 2013
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