The Naked Mountain
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| Author | Reinhold Messner |
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| Original title | Der nackte Berg |
| Translator | Tim Carruthers |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Malik |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2003 |
| Pages | 317 |
| ISBN | 9783890292113 |
The Naked Mountain: Nanga Parbat – Brother, Death, Solitude (German: Der nackte Berg. Nanga Parbat – Bruder, Tod und Einsamkeit) is a 2002 memoir by the Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. It is about Messner's 1970 ascent of Nanga Parbat, one of the major peaks of the Himalayas, which began his career in Himalayan climbing but also resulted in the death of his brother Günther.[1][2][3][4]
See also
[edit]- Nanga Parbat, a 2010 drama film about the same events
References
[edit]- ^ Gillman, Peter (2004). "The Naked Mountain" (PDF). Alpine Journal (in German): 357–363. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Holm, Carsten (7 July 2002). "Der einzige Zeuge". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Schütt, Hans-Dieter (17 July 2003). "Der Tod des Bruders". Neues Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Janda, Fritz (27 June 2002). "Messners dunkles Geheimnis". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2025.