Fritz Moravec

Fritz Moravec
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born(1922-04-27)27 April 1922
Favoriten, Vienna, Austria
Died17 March 1997(1997-03-17) (aged 74)
Vienna, Austria
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, author
Climbing career
Known forGasherbrum II first ascent

Fritz Moravec (27 April 1922 – 17 March 1997) was an Austrian mountaineer and author. He is best known for his numerous expeditions in the Karakoram range, where he participated in the first ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,034 m, 26,358 ft). Moravec was the founder of the Glockner-Kaprun mountaineering school.