Karl Blodig
Austrian mountaineer, optician, and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Blodig (16 October 1859 – 7 September 1956) was an Austrian mountaineer, optician, and writer. Blodig was the first to successfully climb all Alpine peaks of over 4000 meters, completing his final summit around 1911.[1] He wrote about these climbs in his book Die Viertausender der Alpen (The Four-Thousanders of the Alps), first published in 1923.
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Nationality | Austrian |
Born | (1859-10-16)16 October 1859 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
Died | 7 September 1956(1956-09-07) (aged 96) Bregenz, Austria |
Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, optician, writer |
Climbing career | |
Known for | First to climb all Alpine four-thousanders |
First ascents | Mont Brouillard |
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