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Overview
An in-depth biography of one of this century’s most inspiring climbers.Co-author Reinhold Messner is himself a legendary climber deeply influenced by Buhl’s accomplishments Draws upon previously unpublished resources and interviews with family and friends Buhl wrote the classic Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
A legendary German climber, Hermann Buhl was the first man to summit Nanga Parbat. His account of that climb, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage (see page X), remains a mountaineering classic, and Buhl himself continues to inspire today’s mountaineers. This biography, written by Reinhold Messner and journalist and mountaineer Horst Höfler, includes material from Buhl’s previously unavailable diaries, as well as interviews with Buhl’s family and climbing partners, and essays and commentary by Messner, Höfler, and Buhl’s own daughter. The book covers Buhl’s childhood and development as a climber, his ascent of Nanga Parbat, his disappearance on Broad Peak (which he climbed with Kurt Diemberger), plus later views of his accomplishments.
Synopsis
An in-depth biography of one of this century s most inspiring climbers.
Co-author Reinhold Messner is himself a legendary climber deeply influenced by Buhl s accomplishments Draws upon previously unpublished resources and interviews with family and friends Buhl wrote the classic Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
A legendary German climber, Hermann Buhl was the first man to summit Nanga Parbat. His account of that climb, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage (see page X), remains a mountaineering classic, and Buhl himself continues to inspire today s mountaineers. This biography, written by Reinhold Messner and journalist and mountaineer Horst Höfler, includes material from Buhl s previously unavailable diaries, as well as interviews with Buhl s family and climbing partners, and essays and commentary by Messner, Höfler, and Buhl s own daughter. The book covers Buhl s childhood and development as a climber, his ascent of Nanga Parbat, his disappearance on Broad Peak (which he climbed with Kurt Diemberger), plus later views of his accomplishments.
Booknews
Climbing enthusiasts will take great pleasure in this volume, which features the English translation of excerpts from the climbing diaries and articles of the Swiss climber, appreciations written by his daughter and fellow climber Luis Vigl, biographical information by the authors, and compelling color and b&w photos of the peaks Buhl climbed. The authors (they are also the translators) are both mountaineers and writers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)