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Willy Angerer

1905 – 1936

Austrian mountaineer

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Lived 1905 – 1936 (aged 30–31). Willy Angerer was an Austrian mountaineer.

Willy Angerer (c. 1905 – 21 July 1936) was an Austrian mountaineer. He was one of four mountaineers who died in the 1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster, along with Toni Kurz, Andreas Hinterstoisser and Eduard Rainer. At 31, Angerer was the oldest of the four climbers who died.

Background The north-face of the Eiger was considered to be the last great Alpine problem in the 1930s. In the summer of 1935 two Bavarian climbers died attempting the climb despite a rescue attempt. Four climbers, two Austrians and two Germans, arrived in Alpiglen, a settlement of Grindelwald, in July 1936, intending to climb independently.

The climb

The two Austrians, Angerer and Rainer, reconnoitered the route for a good line on 6 July because the previous attempt by Karl Mehringer and Max Sedlmeyer had taken two days to climb the first 700 meters and their conditions were not good, so retreated. On 18 July Angerer and Rainer returned to the mountain to restart their attempt.

Kurz was the last to die, hanging in his harness a few meters from a tunnel opening where a rescue team tried in vain to help him. With the mounting deaths on the Eiger's north face, the German press name "Nordwand" (North wall) was soon punned in sensational reports as "Mordwand" that translates in English as "murder wall".

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Who was Willy Angerer?

Austrian mountaineer

When was Willy Angerer born?

Willy Angerer was born in 1905.

When did Willy Angerer die?

Willy Angerer died on 21 July 1936 in Eiger north face.

What was Willy Angerer's occupation?

Willy Angerer was a mountaineer.

What nationality was Willy Angerer?

Willy Angerer was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Willy Angerer

· Wikidata: Q16010490

· DBpedia: Willy Angerer

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