Peter Habeler

Peter Habeler (born July 22nd 1942 in Mayrhofen, Austria) is an Austrian mountaineer.

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July 22 - 1942 - Mayrhofen - Austria

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Among his accomplishments as a mountaineer are first ascents in the Rocky Mountains (first European to climb on the Big Walls in Yosemite National Park.

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Rocky Mountains - Big Walls - Yosemite

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After he started climbing with Reinhold Messner in 1969 several accomplishments in mountaineering followed. The most spectacular event was the first ascent without oxygen of Mount Everest in 1978 together with Messner, that had previously been held impossible.

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Reinhold Messner - 1969 - Mount Everest - 1978

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Other 8000m-mountains he has climbed are: Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Kangchenjunga and Hidden Peak.

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Cho Oyu - Nanga Parbat - Kangchenjunga - Hidden Peak

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