Climber Makes History, Paraglides Off Nanga Parbat - Gripped Magazine

Climber Makes History, Paraglides Off Nanga Parbat - Gripped Magazine

German alpinist David Göttler has made a historic first by summiting Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) via its formidable Rupal Face in alpine style and descending by paraglider. This marks the first recorded climb and paraglider descent of Nanga Parbat. Accompanied by teammates Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein, Göttler ascended via the Schell Route, pioneered by Austrian Hanns Schell in 1976. The team climbed without supplemental oxygen, fixed rope…

Nanga Parbat: First Ski Descent of the Rupal Face » Explorersweb

On June 24, Tiphaine du Perier and Boris Langenstein of France climbed the Schell route of Nanga Parbat. They then skied down the Rupal Face, which rises 4,600m from Base Camp to the summit. This is the first ski descent of the Rupal Face and the first ski descent of 8,126m Nanga Parbat from the summit. David Goettler summited with them and paraglided from 7,500m down to Base Camp. Right strategy This year, the team chose the right strategy: The…