1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster

Nanga Parbat
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.