5 of the 14 Eight-thousanders, Austrians have made the first ascent, more than any other nation. Below is a partial list of mountaineers from Austria. Karl Blodig, first to climb all alpine mountains above 4000m Hermann Buhl, first ascent of Nanga Parbat (1953), first ascent of Broad Peak (1957) Kurt Diemberger, first ascents of Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960) Peter Habeler, first ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen (together with Reinhold Messner) Heinrich Harrer, first ascent of the Carstensz Pyramid Fritz Moravec, first ascent of Gasherbrum II together with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart Ludwig Purtscheller, first ascent of Kilimanjaro (1889) Marcus Schmuck, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957), initiator and leader of the OEAV Karakoram Expedition Herbert Tichy, first ascent of Cho Oyu Fritz Wintersteller, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957) Sailing Andreas Geritzer, sailor Roman Hagara, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 & 2004 with Hans-Peter Steinacher) Hans-Peter Steinacher, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 & 2004 with Roman Hagara) Skating Fritzi Burger, figure skater, Olympic 2x silver, World Championship 2x silver Emese Hunyady, speed skater (Olympic champion 1994) Felix Kasper, figure skater, Olympic bronze Skiing Austria has been the birthplace of many great skiers and is 5th in the all-time Winter Olympics medal count. It has won more alpine skiing world cups than any other nation (both individually and nationally). Below is a list of famous skiers from Austria. Armin Assinger (1964-) Michaela Dorfmeister (1973-), Olympic champion Christoph Ebenbichler (1983-) Stephan Eberharter (1969-), Olympic champion Anna Fenninger (1969-), Olympic champion Andreas Goldberger (1972-), ski jumper Renate Götschl (1975-) Christl Haas (1943-2001) Hansi Hinterseer (1954-) Marcel Hirscher (1989-) Franz Klammer (1953-) Hermann Maier (1972-), Olympic champion Ulrike Maier, Olympic ski champion (1967–1994) Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953-), Olympic champion Patrick Ortlieb (1967-), Olympic champion Benjamin Raich (1978-), Olympic champion Toni Sailer (1935-2009), Won all three gold medals, earning himself the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing Karl Schnabl (1954-), ski jumper Karl Schranz (1938-) Thomas Stangassinger (1965-), Olympic champion Hubert Strolz (1962-), Olympic champion Ernst Vettori (1964-), ski jumper Anita Wachter (1967-), Olympic champion Felix Gottwald (1976-), Olympic champion Swimming Margarete "Grete" Adler, Olympic bronze (4x100-meter freestyle relay) Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer Alfred Guth (1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete Judith Haspel (born "Judith Deutsch"), held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935 Otto Herschmann, Olympic silver (100-m freestyle) Mirna Jukić, swimmer Ruth