Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition

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The Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition was a mid-20th-century Austrian mountaineering team organized to climb Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian expedition
mountaineering expedition
activity high-altitude mountaineering
aimedAtElevation over 8000 metres above sea level
continent Asia
countryOfOrigin Austria
expeditionTo Gasherbrum II NERFINISHED
goal first ascent of Gasherbrum II
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Baltoro Muztagh NERFINISHED
mountainClassification eight-thousander
mountainInCountry Pakistan NERFINISHED
nationalityOfParticipants Austrian
notableFeatureOfObjective Gasherbrum II is one of the world’s fourteen 8000-metre peaks GENERATED
organizedBy Austrian mountaineers
partOfTradition Austrian Himalayan and Karakoram mountaineering NERFINISHED
rangeCountry Pakistan NERFINISHED
riskFactor avalanche danger
crevasses
extreme weather
high-altitude illness
terrain glaciated terrain
steep snow and ice slopes
timePeriod mid-20th century
typeOfClimbing expedition-style climbing
usesEquipment crampons
fixed ropes
high-altitude tents
ice axes
supplemental oxygen (possible, not certain)

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Hans Willenpart memberOf Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition
Marcus Schmuck notableFor Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition
this entity surface form: Karakoram expeditions
Adam Bielecki participatedIn Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition
this entity surface form: Karakoram expeditions