Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage

The author's momentous ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953 (after Everest and Annapurna, the third 8000-metre peak to be climbed) set an agenda for adventurous mountaineers for the rest of the century. The pre-war and post-war mood was for conquering the major peaks with large, nationalistically-charged expeditions. This title tells his story.

Hermann Buhl, geboren 1924 in Innsbruck, 1957 an der Chogolisa (Karakorum) tödlich verunglückt, war Bergführer. Der legendäre Erstbesteiger des Nanga Parbat (1953) bezwang 1957 mit dem Broad Peak seinen zweiten Achttausender.