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Fritz Moravec was born on 27 April, 1922 in Favoriten, Vienna, Austria, is an Austrian mountain climber (1922–1997). Discover Fritz Moravec's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Mountaineer, author
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 27 April, 1922
Birthday 27 April
Birthplace Favoriten, Vienna, Austria
Date of death 1997
Died Place Vienna, Austria
Nationality Austria

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1922

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.

Fritz Moravec was born on 27 April 1922 in the Favoriten tenth district of Vienna, Austria.

After an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic, he studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Vienna.

He developed a love of mountaineering from his father, a locomotive engineer, who served as a military mountain guide in the Dolomites during World War I.

1942

I 1942, Moravec served in one of the mountain units in the Caucasus during World War II.

1946

After returning to Austria after the war in 1946, Moravec continued to study psychology and education and became a teacher in a specialized school for locksmithing.

He spent his spare time with youth groups in the mountains, as in the Gesäuse, and led climbing courses.

Moravec specialized in ice climbing.

1950

After 1950, he began climbing in the Western Alps, and by 1954 he climbed for the first time in the Himalayas to Saipal.

1956

On 7 July 1956 he ascended Gasherbrum II with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart.

In the coming years, he participated in numerous other expeditions to the Spitsbergen, Dhaulagiri, and to Africa.

For some time, Moravec's ascent of Gasherbrum II was questioned because he was not visible in summit photos.

1959

In 1959, Moravec led an Austrian expedition to Dhaulagiri.

As the team approached the summit on 27 May 1959, they were forced to turn back due to poor weather conditions—a mere 300 m from their goal.

Although the summit attempt failed, Moravec's team prepared the way and identified the route on the northeast ridge that would be used by the Swiss expedition the following year.

1962

In 1962, Moravec was approached to participate in a Dutch Himalayan expedition.

At the same time, he was approached by naturalists who wanted him to build a climbing school.

Moravec chose the latter project, and soon founded the Glockner-Kaprun mountaineering school and remained its leader for thirty years.

He created training programs for ten to thirteen-year-olds which are still recognized worldwide.

1995

On 25 September 1995, in a lecture on Himalayan mountaineering held at Vienna's City Hall, Moravec stated:

"At 8,035 meters in altitude it was so warm that we even took off our parkas. Not a cloud was in the sky, there was no wind, [...] Since there was no room on the two crags, Hans, Sepp and I built a small stone pyramid on the edge of the Firnfeld. I wrote down our route, day, hour, and our names on a piece of paper. I placed the paper in an empty film canister, along with a Mother of God Medallion, to whom I credit much of the success of this great mountain climb. My mother had given this medallion to me during the war, and it was very difficult leave it behind, but I wanted to make a small sacrifice in her honour. I wrapped the metal container in an Austrian state flag, and my companions placed it into the stone pyramid."

1997

Moravec died on 17 March 1997 in Vienna.

He was buried in Hietzinger cemetery.

Following his death, his mountaineering school was renamed the Fritz Moravec High Mountain School in his honour.