![]() The 'bad step' on the Aiguille Méridionale d’Arves showing L. Purtscheller and Karl Blodig. Illustration by E.Compton, 1895 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Austrian |
Born | Vienna, Austrian Empire | 16 October 1859
Died | 7 September 1956 Bregenz, Austria | (aged 96)
Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, optician, writer |
Climbing career | |
Known for | First to climb all Alpine four-thousanders |
First ascents | Mont Brouillard |
Karl Blodig (16 October 1859 – 7 September 1956) was an Austrian mountaineer, optician, and writer. Blodig was the first to successfully climb all Alpine peaks of over 4000 meters, completing his final summit around 1911.[1] He wrote about these climbs in his book Die Viertausender der Alpen (The Four-Thousanders of the Alps), first published in 1923.