1. Toni Kurz was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s.
11 Facts About Toni Kurz
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Toni Kurz died in 1936 during an attempt to climb the then-unclimbed north face of the Eiger with his partner Andreas Hinterstoisser.
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Toni Kurz was born on 13 January 1913 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany, where he was raised.
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Toni Kurz completed a brief apprenticeship as a pipefitter before joining the German Wehrmacht in 1934 as a professional soldier.
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Angerer, who was climbing below Toni Kurz, was struck by a falling boulder, dying instantly and causing his body to fall and catch at the end of the running line where it remained suspended.
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The next day, the team again attempted to effect a rescue; Toni Kurz himself made the effort, despite a frozen hand due to losing a glove, to abseil down the face of the mountain and reach the team.
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Toni Kurz then lowered the rope to the waiting rescuers, who attached their own rope, strong enough for the abseil.
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Toni Kurz pulled up their rope, fixed it, and began his abseiling descent.
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Toni Kurz was stopped a mere couple of meters above his rescuers by the knot.
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Desperately, Toni Kurz tried to move himself past the knot, but in vain.
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Toni Kurz's body was later recovered by a German team.