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Michael Dacher

German mountaineer (1933 - 1994)

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Michael Dacher (21 August 1933 – 3 December 1994) was a German mountain climber. In 1979 he and Reinhold Messner climbed the K2 in record time and without oxygen equipment.

A primary school in Khadambas, a village 80 km east of Kathmandu in Nepal, has been named after him.

1950 Geiselstein in the Ammer Mountains

1951 Geiselstein south face, south cut, east cut, first five-day tour

1952 Fleischbank, southeast face, Bauernpredigtstuhl-Alte Westwand

1953 Fleischbank-Südostverschneidung, Mauk, west face (Buhlroute), Schüsselkarspitze, southeast face, Große Zinne-Norwand (Comici)

1954 Predigtstuhl – direct west face (4th ascent) Große Zinne, north face (Comici), 4th solo ascent

1955 Torre di Valgrande, northwest face (Carlessoführe), many solo tours in local Ammer Mountains

1956/57 first West Alpine journey, Westliche Zinne, north face (Cassin)

1959 Piz Badile, northeast face

1960 Rotwand, southwest face (Brandler-Hasse)

1961 Große Zinne, direct north face

1962 Grandes Jorasses-Walkerpfeiler, first ice tour

1963 Ortler, north face (Schmid)

1965/68 Oberreintaldom-Gondaverschneidung und Schießlerführe, Berggeisttum-Cukrowskiführe, Montblanc-Brenvaflanke, Blatière, west face (Brown), Sass-Maor, east face (Solleder), Piz de Ciavàzes-south face (Schubert)

1969 Eiger, north face (Heckmair), Mont Maudit southeast arête

1971/72 Trollryggen, northeast face (Norway)

1974 Cengalo, northwest pillar

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