Hans Meyer (geographer)
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Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer. Hans Meyer is credited with being the first to reach the summit of Mount Kili
Hans Meyer
Memorial recognizing Meyer's ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
Gravestone of Hans Meyer in Leipzig
Yohane Kinyaha Lauwo, a Chagga man summited with Hans Meyer in 1889
Ludwig Purtscheller
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Ludwig Purtscheller was an Austrian mountaineer and teacher.
Hans Meyer (geographer)
…to rebel leader Abushiri ibn Salim al-Harthi were the two men released. In 1889 Meyer returned to Kilimanjaro with the celebrated Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller and Yohane Lauwo, a Chagga guide for a third attempt. Their climbing team included two local headmen, nine porters, a cook, and a guide. After Meyer…
Ludwig Purtscheller
The 'bad step' on the Aiguille Méridionale d’Arves showing L. Purtscheller and Karl Blodig. Illustration by E.Compton, 1895.