Karl Unterkircher -2004 K2 sommet
Karl Unterkircher (August 27, 1970, Sëlva - July 15, 2008) was an Italian mountaineer. He is mostly known for opening new mountain routes.
On July 15, 2008, he fell into a crevasse during an attempt to open a new route to the Nanga Parbat and is presumed dead. "Karl Unterkircher was the new star of mountain climbing", commented Reinhold Messner when told of his death.
In 2004, he was the first alpinist to climb the two highest peaks on Earth (Mount Everest and K2) without oxygen in the same year.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the 2nd highest fatality rate among the "eight thousanders" for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
There are a number of routes on K2, of somewhat different character, but they all share some key difficulties. The standard route of ascent, used is the Abruzzi Spur.
On July 15, 2008, he fell into a crevasse during an attempt to open a new route to the Nanga Parbat and is presumed dead. "Karl Unterkircher was the new star of mountain climbing", commented Reinhold Messner when told of his death.
In 2004, he was the first alpinist to climb the two highest peaks on Earth (Mount Everest and K2) without oxygen in the same year.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the 2nd highest fatality rate among the "eight thousanders" for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
There are a number of routes on K2, of somewhat different character, but they all share some key difficulties. The standard route of ascent, used is the Abruzzi Spur.
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