Markus Kronthaler (April 5, 1967 - July 8, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer and climber. Kronthaler was born in Kufstein, Tyrol. He was an officer in the alpine section of Austria's Gendarmerie, which he left in 2003 to become a professional climber. Surviving a free fall of 150 meters (450 ft) into snow in January 2006, Kronthaler led a new expedition to Chogolisa and Broad Peak, Pakistan, in May 2006. He died of exhaustion on Broad Peak after ...
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Date of birth:
- Apr 5, 1967
Date of death:
- Jul 8, 2006 (age 39 years)
