Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781680512397)

Back in Print in Mountaineers Books "Legends & Lore" series, this mountaineering classic is the story of Hermann Buhl's momentous ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953, which at the time--after Everest and Annapurna--was just the third 8000-meter peak to be climbed. Buhl, though a member of a large expedition, made the summit push solo and set a new bar that measured mountaineers for the rest of the century.

The account of Bhul's harrowing summit climb still thrills with its single-minded commitment and total loneliness. After Nanga Parbat, Buhl played no further part in the exciting mountaineering scene he had initiated. He died in a cornice accident while attempting Chogolisa.

Author: Hermann Buhl
ISBN-10: 1680512390
ISBN-13: 9781680512397
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d