Marcus Schmuck

Marcus Schmuck
Personal information
Born(1925-04-18)18 April 1925
Died21 August 2005(2005-08-21) (aged 80)
Salzburg, Austria
NationalityAustrian

Marcus Schmuck (18 April 1925 – 21 August 2005) was an Austrian mountaineer. In 1957, together with Hermann Buhl he organized the expedition, firstly envisaged and initiated by Buhl, to climb the world's 12th highest peak, the Broad Peak (8,047 metres) in the Karakoram in Pakistan. The other members of the expedition were: Fritz Wintersteller and Kurt Diemberger. In his later years, he successfully organized and led 74 expeditions to the high mountains around the world.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Marcus Schmuck". The Independent. 2005-10-07. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Marcus Schmuck". the Guardian. 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2022-06-21.