Hermann buhl reinhold messner biography

Buhl was pushing the limits at a time when the distinctions between free and aid climbing were just being drawn. He is known less for his few first ascents than for the style and conditions in which he completed his climbs. He was a loner, despite his many climbing companionships, a fact that led both to his willingness to push ahead on Nanga Parbat and to his condemnation by the expedition’

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AAC Publications - Hermann Buhl: Climbing without Compromise

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