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Andreas Heckmair

German mountaineer and guide (1906–2005).

Born October 12th, 1906 in Munich.

Died February 2nd, 2005 at 98 years old in Oberstdorf.

Occupations
explorer, mountain guide, non-fiction writer, ski mountaineer
Wikipedia

Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender