Marty Schmidt

Martin (Marty) Walter Schmidt
Born(1960-06-10)10 June 1960
Lodi, California
Died27 July 2013(2013-07-27) (aged 53)
K2, Pakistan
Cause of deathAvalanche
CitizenshipNew Zealand
SpouseJoanne Patti Munisteri
ChildrenDenali Schmidt (d.7/27/13) Sequoia Patti Schmidt

Martin Walter Schmidt (June 10, 1960 – July 27, 2013), known as Marty, was a New Zealand-American mountaineer, guide and adventurer.

Schmidt and his son, Denali, died in 2013, while attempting to summit the mountain K2.