Hermann Buhl, 1953
Hermann Buhl
, fodd
21 september
1924
i
Innsbruck
,
Tyrolen
, dod
27 juni
1957
pa berget
Chogolisa
i
Karakoram
i
Pakistan
, var en
osterrikisk
bergsbestigare
.
Buhl var forste man att ar
1953
helt ensam bestiga det 8167 meter hoga
Nanga Parbat
. Fore Buhls forsok hade 31 manniskor omkommit pa det mycket farliga berget. Ingen annan hade tidigare ensam bestigit ett sa hogt berg och Buhl blev darmed den forste manniskan, som ensam besteg ett berg hogre an 8000 meter.
Ar
1957
var Buhl med pa en expedition som tillsammans gjorde den forsta bestigningen av
Broad Peak
. Nagra veckor efter succen pa
Broad Peak
forsokte Buhl att tillsammans med
Kurt Diemberger
bestiga
Chogolisa
, men nara toppen foll emellertid Buhl och efter det har man inte kunnat hitta honom.
"Mountaineering is a relentless pursuit. One climbs further and further yet never reaches the destination. Perhaps that is what gives it its own particular charm. One is constantly searching for something never to be found."
- Hermann Buhl
"Ahead of us gleamed a radiance, enfolding every wish life could conjure, enfolding life itself. Now was the moment of ineffable truth... this was utter fulfillment... There we stood, speechless, and shook hands in silence. We looked down at the snow underfoot, and to our amazement it seemed to be aglow. Then the light went out."
-
Kurt Diemberger