Toni Egger

Toni Egger
Born(1926-09-12)12 September 1926
Bolzano
Died2 February 1959(1959-02-02) (aged 32)
Cerro Torre, Argentina
OccupationMountain Guide
Known forFirst ascent of Jirishanca, death on Cerro Torre

Toni Egger (12 September 1926 - 2 February 1959) was a prominent Austrian rock-climber and mountaineer, "one of the best climbers of his time", who made the first ascent of Jirishanca and many significant ascents in the Dolomites, the western Alps, Turkey, and Peru. He died whilst descending from the summit of Cerro Torre.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.