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Fritz Wiessner

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Gender Male
Death36 years ago
Date of birth February 26,1900
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Dresden
Germany
Date of died July 3,1988
DiedStowe
Vermont
United States
SpouseMuriel Schoonmaker
First ascents Mount Waddington
Mount Carmel
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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.

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