Picture-gallery
of the most climbed western, the Diamirface of Nanga Parbat (click to enlarge the
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western-ascents of Nanga Parbat start from the "Advanced Basecamp (4,100m)",
which is located on a green flat alpine-pasture. From there it is about 30 minutes to the
moraine (4,200m) of the Diama-glacier. There the Diama- and Diamir-glacier meet and form a
nearly flat crevasse area, which is under good conditions to cross in about 45 minutes to
reach the Nanga Parbat wall. This area and route is very exposed to rockfall and
avalanches, and became sadly known as the disputed-place where Reinhold Messners brother Guenther disappeared forever in the 1970s
descent. |
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The lower part of the
Kinshofer-Route is for a long time a medium-steep icefield-ascent, leading to the
difficultiest part of the whole route: the rock-climbing just above 6,000m. Nowadays this
part of the route is equipped with rope-ladders beside the fixed-rope on most of the
route. This ice-field is a "hiking-route" for local
"heroes", which walk up without crampons - embarrassing the expedtitioneers.
Just with a metal-tube as a local hiking-stick for ice-fields. Why? To collect and sell
abandonned tents, ropes etc., after the expeditions went away, leaving their
"garbage"/material on the mountain. |
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