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1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster information


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Willy Merkl, leader of the expedition

The 1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster resulted in the loss of 10 lives on Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain[1] and one of the 14 eight-thousanders.[2] The disaster, which happened during the 1934 climbing season, included nine climbers who died in what was, at the time, the single deadliest mountaineering accident in history.

  1. ^ "Nanga Parbat". Britannica. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Nanga Parbat | mountain, Jammu and Kashmir". Retrieved 2022-12-17.

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