Willy Angerer
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Willy Angerer 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 3
Willy Angerer
North face of the Eiger where Angerer and his colleagues died
1936 Eiger climbing disaster
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In July 1936, a team of four climbers died while attempting to ascend the north face of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland.
Willy Angerer
…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. The north-face of the…
The north face of the Eiger, where the disaster unfolded
The Hinterstoisser traverse