Günter Dyhrenfurth Explained
Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth (12 November 1886 – 14 April 1975) was a German-born, German and Swiss mountaineer, geologist and Himalayan explorer. He won a gold medal in alpinism at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
He led the International Himalaya Expedition (IHE) 1930 to Kangchenjunga, and another one, IHE 1934, to the Baltoro-region in the Karakorams, especially to explore the Gasherbrum-Group. This expedition made the first ascent of Sia Kangri and some of its sub-peaks and provided detailed information about the accessibility of the 8000ers Gasherbrum I and II. The first ascent of Gasherbrum I in 1958 was accomplished via the route proposed by Dyhrenfurth following the so-called IHE-spur and the SE-ridge.
Dyrenfurth was a very influential alpinist, expedition leader and chronicler of mountaineering.[2] [3] His son Norman G. Dyhrenfurth was also a mountaineer and became an important expedition leader and film maker.[4]
Selected bibliography
- Book: Dyhrenfurth, Günter . Himalaya. Unsere Expedition 1930 . Scherl . 1931 . .
- Book: Dyhrenfurth, Günter . Baltoro, ein Himalaya-Buch . B. Schwabe & Co.. 1939 . .
- Book: Dyhrenfurth, Günter . To the third Pole . W. Laurie . 1953 . .
- Book: Dyhrenfurth, Günter . L' Himalaya, troisième pôle: les "8.000" de la terre . Payot . 1953 . .
- Book: Dyhrenfurth, Günter . Das Buch vom Nanga Parbat, die Geschichte seiner Besteigung, 1895-1953. . Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung . 1954 . .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Günter Dyhrenfurth . Olympedia . 31 July 2020.
- [Jon Krakauer]
- Eberhard Jurgalski (2008). History of chronicles, 8000ers.com, retrieved 9 May 2015.
- Web site: John F. Kennedy XXXV President of the United States: 1961-1963; 296 - Remarks Upon Presenting the Hubbard Medal to the Leader of the American Everest Expedition . The American Presidency Project . . July 8, 1963 . July 7, 2013 .
