Karl Unterkircher was tragically killed on Nanga Parbat on July 15th. Unterkircher, aged 37, was an extremely experienced climber and mountain guide.
His friends were not only unable to rescue him, but they could not descend the difficulties below. They tried to extract Unterkircher from the crevasse for a whole night, but it was impossible.
They then spent a total of 8 nights after the accident waiting at an altitude of around 7000m for the weather to clear enough to allow them to descend the 'Buhl' 1953 first-ascent route on the north east slopes.
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