Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
The great mountaineering classic
In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible and committed climbs ever made. Continuing alone and without supplementary oxygen, Buhl made a dash for the summit after his partners turned back. On a mountain that had claimed thirty-one lives, an exhausted Buhl waded through deep snow and climbed over technical ground to reach the summit, driven on by an 'irresistible urge'. After a night spent standing on a small ledge at over 8,000 metres, Buhl returned forty-one hours later,…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-910240-59-5
- EAN: 9781910240595
- Produktnummer: 18090074
- Verlag: Vertebrate Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 300 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'523 KB
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