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Swiss in the Himalayas:
1939 – 51
1952
1956

Participant in the 1956 Expedition

Wolfgang Diehl 1908 – 1990, Deputy Expedition Leader.

Diehl’s sense of direction and experience of the mountains were widely regarded as practically legendary. He had acquired expedition experience during summers in Greenland, as Alpine escort to the expeditions undertaken there by Lauge Koch.

 

Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research . Schweizerische Stiftung für Alpine Forschung . Fondation Suisse pour Recherches Alpines . Fondazione Svizzera per Ricerche Alpine
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