Fritz Stammberger

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Friedrich "Fritz" Ludwig Stammberger
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1940-06-22)22 June 1940
Munich, Germany
DiedEarly 1980s?
Afghanistan?
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, Skier
Climbing career
Known forThe highest ski descent,[1] Makalu,[2] Cho Oyu[3]

Friedrich "Fritz" Ludwig

CIA and that ultimately led to his disappearance.[5]

Life

Stammberger was born in Munich, Germany. One of his earliest memories was of his home being bombed by allied forces during World War II.[6] He immigrated to Aspen, Colorado in 1963.[1] Stammberger took part in an expedition of Cho Oyu in April 1964. During the climb, his two mountaineering companions came down with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Stammberger completed the summit of Cho Oyu without oxygen. When he returned to camp where his companions remained, he used skis to descend the mountain. His partners died before they could receive help.

Stammberger married model and The Price Is Right hostess Janice Pennington in 1974.

Disappearance

Stammberger disappeared in October 1975 while scouting an expedition of Tirich Mir in Pakistan. A 1977 expedition was made by his climbing companions to find Stammberger.[7]

Stammberger's widow, Janice Pennington received military intelligence that Stammberger had joined the

Soviet-Afghan War. Pennington published the findings of her decades long search for Stammberger in Husband, Lover, Spy.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Searching for Superman—The Strange Disappearance of Fritz Stammberger". 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Lost climber returns to Aspen".
  3. ^ a b "Cho Oyu 1964 and the Strange Double Life of Fritz Stammberger » Explorersweb". 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Fritz Stammberger, Ski Mountaineering Pioneer of the Early 1970's - the Backcountry Ski Touring Blog". 2 March 2006.
  5. ^ "Husband, Lover, Spy: A True Story by Janice Pennington, Carlos de Abreu".
  6. ^ "Fritz Stammberger (Entry 1215.NU1317)".
  7. ^ "A tribute to Bil Dunaway".
  8. ^ "Cho Oyu 1964 and the Strange Double Life of Fritz Stammberger". ExplorersWeb. 24 December 2021.
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