1934 Nanga Parbat Climbing Disaster

1934 CE.

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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.

Text from the Wikipedia article 1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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