Fritz Wiessner
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 36 years ago |
Date of birth | February 26,1900 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Dresden |
Germany | |
Date of died | July 3,1988 |
Died | Stowe |
Vermont | |
United States | |
Spouse | Muriel Schoonmaker |
First ascents | Mount Waddington |
Mount Carmel | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2512828 |
Fritz Wiessner Life story
Fritz Wiessner was a German American pioneer of free climbing. Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1939, he made one of the earliest attempts to conquer K2, one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.