Karl Prusik
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Karl Prusik was an Austrian mountaineer born May 19, 1896, in Vienna, Austria, with Czech origins. He is recognized as the inventor of the Prusik knot (sometimes misspelled as Prussic)[citation needed] and died May 8, 1961, in Perchtoldsdorf, Austria, at the age of 65. Prusik served twice as President of the Austrian Alpine Club (AAC) and is credited with establishing over 70 ascents and routes.[1]
After the Anschluss, Prusik was a supporter of the then Nazi German Alpine Club (German: Deutscher Alpenverein) led by Arthur Seuss-Inquart. In 1941, at the age of 45, Prusik was called to serve as a lieutenant in the Nazi German Wehrmacht. In 1942, he was promoted to captain and received the War Merit Cross, 2nd class, for operations behind the Nazi front.[1]
In 1947 Prusik became the first Vice President of the Österreichischer Alpenklub (ÖAK.). Prusik Peak in the Cascade Range of Washington state is named in honour of Karl Prusik.[2] Also, a route in the Slovenian Alps was named after Karl Prusik and his climbing partner, Roman Szalay.[3]
References
- ^ a b "About: Karl Prusik". dbpedia.org. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
- ^ "Triglav and Travnik, important winter ascents in Slovenia by Mrak, Vukotič and Marčič". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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