Hermann Buhl

Born 21 September 1924 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Died 27 June 1957 (aged 32)

Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He was one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of Austrian–German writer, publisher, and freelance journalist, Kriemhild "Krimi" Buhl.