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Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth highest mountain. It's known for being extremely hard to climb; named the "Killer Mountain" by the 1953 German expedition, first to successfully reach the peak. [204] [205] In addition to the large number of climbing deaths, 11 mountaineers were killed in 2013 by Taliban.
The most recent years without known deaths on the mountain are 1977, in which only two people reached the summit, and 2020, when permits were suspended by Nepal because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] Deaths have been attributed to avalanches, falls, serac collapse, exposure, frostbite, or health problems related to conditions on the ...
Commenting on the death of his father and his mountaineering companions, Sajid Sadpara said: He set many records including the winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016 and earned immense respect and praise from the best climbers in the world. This is his lasting legacy. [2]
Chloé Graftiaux (1987–2010) Belgium, rock climber (sport and bouldering) and alpinist; bronze in 2010 World Cup for bouldering; William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) New Zealand, ascents in the Selkirks, and Mount Green is named in his honor; Paul Grohmann (1838–1908) Austria, numerous first ascents in the Eastern Alps in the 19th century
Due to its unique location relative to other geographic features, it holds the world record for highest recorded surface wind speed not within a tropical cyclone. Huntington Ravine , on the mountain's eastern face, has been classified by local search and rescue teams as the most dangerous hike in the White Mountains due to high exposure and ...
Patrick Edlinger (15 June 1960 – 16 November 2012) was a professional French rock climber.Edlinger is considered a pioneer and a legend of sport climbing. [1] [2] He was the second-ever climber in history to ascend routes of grade 7c (5.12d) with Nymphodalle (1979), and grade 7c+ (5.13a) with Le Toit (1981).
As well as being an early adopter of bouldering as a sport, through his books and writings, Sherman played an important role in the promotion and development of the sport around the world. [1] Sherman was the author of the notable 1991 bouldering guidebook , Hueco Tanks Climbing and Bouldering Guide , [ 6 ] which launched the important V-grade ...
Wolfgang Güllich, was born in 1960 in Ludwigshafen, West Germany; the first son of Ursula and Fritz (Snr) Güllich. [7] His father introduced him to aid climbing at the age of 13, [7] and by age 15, he was climbing almost every weekend in the Südpfalz region with his younger brother Fritz (who in 1978 would die in a climbing accident). [7]