Germans at Nanga Parbat, 1934
Fritz Bechtold
Sold by K&K Antiques, Sofia, Bulgaria
AbeBooks Seller since August 12, 2014
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by K&K Antiques, Sofia, Bulgaria
AbeBooks Seller since August 12, 2014
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketA rare book of a German NAZI expedition. "Nanga Parbat" the record of the 1934 german expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the new Nazi government. Peter Aschenbrenner and Erwin Schneider reached an estimated height of 7,895m on July 6, but were forced to return because of worsening weather. On July 7 they and 14 others were trapped by a ferocious storm at 7,480m. During the desperate retreat that followed, three famous German mountaineers, Uli Wieland, Willo Welzenbach and Merkl himself, and six Sherpas died of exhaustion, exposure and altitude sickness, and several more suffered severe frostbite. Hardcover. Very good condition. Printed in 1934 in Munich, Germany. Heavily illustrated.
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