Martin Klotz
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Martin Klotz was an Austria
n mountaineer
. With his brother Sepp he led the first party to reach the summit of Großglockner
, the highest mountain in Austria.
The Klotz brothers were carpenters in Heiligenblut
. They led the first recorded expedition to Großlockner in 1799 for Cardinal Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheid. Bad weather caused the beaers to refuse to continue (the first bearer strike in the history of mountain climbing). On 25 August 1799 the Cardinal stayed at the Adlersruhe with most of the rest of the party (including scientists, clergymen, and a cook) as two members of the team (including Sigmund von Hohenwart) climbed on with four ordinary members of the expedition acting as 'sherpas'. One of the team reached the lesser peak of Kleinglockner that day.
The Cardinal arranged a second assault in the following summer. He assembled a party of 62 people including 47 guides. On 28 July 1800 the brothers reached the summit of Grossglockner with two other carpenters, J. Zopoth and Franz Josef Horasch, vicar of Dölsach
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n mountaineer
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
. With his brother Sepp he led the first party to reach the summit of Großglockner
Großglockner
The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass...
, the highest mountain in Austria.
The Klotz brothers were carpenters in Heiligenblut
Heiligenblut
Heiligenblut is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated in the high-Alpine region of the Hohe Tauern mountain range at 1,288 meters, Heiligenblut is located at the foot of the Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria, and the Pasterze...
. They led the first recorded expedition to Großlockner in 1799 for Cardinal Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheid. Bad weather caused the beaers to refuse to continue (the first bearer strike in the history of mountain climbing). On 25 August 1799 the Cardinal stayed at the Adlersruhe with most of the rest of the party (including scientists, clergymen, and a cook) as two members of the team (including Sigmund von Hohenwart) climbed on with four ordinary members of the expedition acting as 'sherpas'. One of the team reached the lesser peak of Kleinglockner that day.
The Cardinal arranged a second assault in the following summer. He assembled a party of 62 people including 47 guides. On 28 July 1800 the brothers reached the summit of Grossglockner with two other carpenters, J. Zopoth and Franz Josef Horasch, vicar of Dölsach
Dölsach
Dölsach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....
.