Fritz Wintersteller

Fritz Wintersteller (1927 to 2018) was an Austrian climber who made the first ascent of Broad Peak in 1957 together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck, reaching the forepeak on 29 May and the main summit on 9 June, and Skil Brum on 19 June. Although never a professional climber, he climbed almost every 4,000 metre mountain in the Alps and made first ascents including the north face of the Hochkogel and the Wiesspitze. In his later years he made several trips to Alaska for long ski tours and for rafting rivers, and he lived in Salzburg, spending most of his time bicycling because of difficulties with his hips.