Fritz Wiessner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Wiessner

German free climber

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1988

Profession: rock climber, mountaineer

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Fritz Wiessner (February 26, 1900 – July 3, 1988) was a German American pioneer of free climbing.
Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S.
citizen in 1935.
In 1939, he made one of the earliest attempts to climb K2, one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.