Nationality Pakistani Name Amir Mehdi Major ascents K2 first ascent | First ascents Nanga Parbat Type of climber Mountaineer Died 1999, Hunza | |
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amir mehdizadeh (IRI) VS RIFKI ardianshyah arrosyiid (INA) 18th Asian games - 60 kg final
Amir Mehdi (sometimes spelled Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi) was a Pakistani mountaineer and porter known for being part of the team which managed the first successful ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953, and of K2 in 1954 with an Italian expedition. He, along with the Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti, are also known for having survived a night at the highest open bivouac - 8,100 metres (26,600 ft) - on K2 in 1954.
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- amir mehdizadeh IRI VS RIFKI ardianshyah arrosyiid INA 18th Asian games 60 kg final
- Amir mehdi momin ghazipuri
- Nanga Parbat 1953
- K2 1954
- Life and career
- Awards and Titles
- References
Amir mehdi momin ghazipuri
Nanga Parbat (1953)
In July 1953 a German-Austrian team went for expedition to Nanga Parbat. The expedition was organized by the half-brother of Willy Merkl, Karl Herrligkoffer from Munich, while the expedition leader was Peter Aschenbrenner from Innsbruck, who had participated in the 1932 and 1934 attempts. Hermann Buhl, one of team member made it to the top and became first person to reach the summit. He was assisted by two high altitude porters from Hunza, Amir Mehdi and Haji Baig. They later helped Buhl during his descent, when he was caught by frostbite and lost his crampon.
K2 (1954)
During the Italian expedition, he and Walter Bonatti were stranded by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, who wanted to prevent Bonatti from reaching the summit, and were forced to huddle on an ice ledge overnight at 8,100 metres (26,600 ft), the highest ever open bivouac at the time. As Mehdi was wearing standard army boots, he lost all his toes to frostbite and spent 8 months in hospital recovering from the ordeal.
Life and career
Amir Mehdi left mountaineering after the K2 attempt. He served briefly as a government servant of Pakistan. Amir Mehdi lived a modest life in his hometown Hassanabad for the rest of his years.
Amir Mehdi died of old-age in 1999, in Hunza.