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1934 Nanga Parbat Climbing Disaster

1934 CE · Asia · Exploration

1934 Nanga Parbat Climbing Disaster
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The 1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster resulted in the loss of 10 lives on Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. The disaster, which happened during the 1934 climbing season, included nine climbers who died in what was, at the time, the single deadliest mountaineering accident in history.

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