Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein (9 September 1859 – 8 April 1921) was an English rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer in the sport of bouldering. Inventor of the modern crampon,[1] he was an innovator in climbing technique and mountaineering equipment, and the leader of the first serious expedition to attempt K2.
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