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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (About her (Born in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria…
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
About her
Born in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria
Born in December 13, 1970
She grew up in a small resort community of Spital am Pyhrn, which is in Alps of central Austria.
Her first climbing expedition was at the age of 13, when she ascended Sturzhahn (6,654 feet [2,028 metres]), a mountain in west-central Austria.
She was the first woman to summit all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without oxygen
Who was she?
She was a Austrian mountaineer, famous for climbing the fourteen eight-thousanders alpine style.
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What did she do?
In August 2011, she was the second woman to climb the fourteen eight-thousanders, fourteen mountains that are 8000 meters high. She was the first woman to do so without using any supplied oxygen and high altitude porters.
Awards and fame
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The extreme mountain climber is also in Munich at ISPO Munich 2018. In an interview with ISPO.com, the Austrian athlete talks about her most emotional moment on an eight-thousander and the dangers on the mountain.
In 2016, she is awarded the ISPO Trophy for her life’s work.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner: There are only 14 eight-thousanders, and I’ve been able to summit them all. So the subject is completed for me. I don’t want to do any repetitions. I’m very happy that I’ve been able to return safe and sound each time. There are also very lovely five, six and seven-thousanders that I’d still like to pick up.
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