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2 unusual facts about Amir Mehdi


Amir Mehdi

Amir Mehdi (sometimes spelled Amir Mahdi) was a Pakistani mountaineer known for climbing Nanga Parbat Mountain in 1953 as part of an Austrian expedition and K2 in 1954 with an Italian expedition.

Lino Lacedelli

While Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni were celebrated as national heroes, a furious Walter Bonatti accused Lacedelli and Compagnoni of having abandoned him and Amir Mehdi to an open bivouac just below high camp.



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