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Cho Oyu

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Den Tibetern gilt der Cho Oyu als heilig; in Europa wurde seine Existenz erst 1921 bekannt. Lange Zeit war er der am wenigsten begangene Achttausender, heute ist er mit dem Mount Everest der meist bestiegene. Reinhold Messner berichtet von der Bedeutung des Nangpa La, einem 6000 Meter hoher Pass, über den seit Urzeiten die Menschen des Himalaja Er erzählt von der Erstbesteigung durch den Österreicher Herbert Tichy 1954, vom dramatischen Verlauf der Frauenexpedition 1959, von Reinhard Karls Tod, vom eigenen Scheitern am Cho Oyu und der Besteigung 1983, aber auch von modernen Routen wie der von Denis Urubko.

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First published January 1, 2012

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Reinhold Messner

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Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer from South Tyrol, often cited as the greatest mountain climber of all time. He is renowned for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen "eight-thousanders" (peaks over 8,000 metres above sea level). He is the author of at least 63 books (in German, 1970–2006), many of which have been translated into other languages.

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