Christian Kuntner Explained

Christian Kuntner (January 15, 1962 – May 18, 2005) was an Italian extreme climber. He died in May 2005 while climbing the Annapurna from North Side.[1] [2]

He was born in Prad, Italy and grew up there. He completed his schooling at Bolzano with a major in Mechanical Engineering and started working as a freelancer.[3]

In 1991, he summitted his first eight-thousander, Cho Oyo, alongside Wanda Rutkiewicz.[4] In 1994, he summitted Dhaulagiri.[5]

In 1998, he cycled the 10,000 km route of the Silk Road. The next year, in 1999, he connected with a new climbing partner, Abele Blanc and together they would summit many of the world's highest peaks together.[6]

In 2001 he cycled the entire length of the American continent, from Alaska in the north to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina over nine months. Later that year, he summitted Nanga Parbat alongside Abele Blanc and Stefan Andres on June 30, 2001.[7]

In 2002, he made his second attempt at Annapurna, but was unsuccessful. Instead, he and Abele Blanc went to climb 64 of the 84 peaks in the Alps. The next year, he and Abele Blanc made another attempt via the south route, but had to abandon their summit attempt.

On May 15, 2004, Kuntner reached the summit of Lhotse via the normal route. It was his thirteenth eight-thousander summitted without supplementary oxygen. He had one more summit to complete the list of 14 eight-thousand meter peaks.[8] [9] [10] If successful, he would have been the sixth person in history to have climbed all eight-thousanders.[11]

Death

While making his fourth attempt at the summit of Annapurna, he was hit by falling seracs while climbing from camp 2.[12] An emergency medical doctor was climbing on the mountain that day and rushed to the scene.[13] He suffered internal bleeding, and his injuries were fatal.[14] Kuntner died on May 18, 2005.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Annapurna avalanche. PlanetMountain.com. 2018-08-26. en.
  2. Web site: .: Christian Kuntner - verunglückt am Annapurna im Himalaja, Nepal :.. grecio. Tano u. www.hans-perting.com. 2018-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214527/http://www.hans-perting.com/christian_kuntner_annapurna4.html. 2018-08-26. dead.
  3. Web site: .: Christian Kuntner - Biografie des Extrembergsteigersl :.. grecio. Tano u. www.hans-perting.com. 2018-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100205073605/http://www.hans-perting.com/christian_kuntner_biografie.html. 2010-02-05. dead.
  4. Web site: AAC Publications - Asia, Tibet, Cho Oyu, West Side from the North, Ascents and Attempts, Post-Monsoon . 2024-07-03 . publications.americanalpineclub.org.
  5. Web site: AAC Publications - Asia, Nepal, Dhaulagiri Ascents and Tragedy . 2024-07-03 . publications.americanalpineclub.org.
  6. Web site: .: Christian Kuntner: Bergunglück am Annapurna :. . 2024-07-03 . www.provinz-verlag.com.
  7. Web site: Nanga Parbat, Blanc, Kuntner and Andres summit . 2024-07-03 . PlanetMountain.com.
  8. Web site: Horrible news from Annapurna 2005: Christian Kuntner has reportedly died: some details. www.everestnews.com. 2018-08-23.
  9. News: Der Schicksalsberg. Kreitling. Holger. 2005-05-20. DIE WELT. 2018-08-26.
  10. News: Italian Annapurna climber is dead. 2005-05-19. 2018-08-26. en-GB.
  11. August 1, 2005 . The Other Side of the Mountains . Sports Illustrated.
  12. Web site: 2005-05-20 . 8,000-Meter Chase Turns Deadly . 2024-07-03 . Climbing . en-US.
  13. Web site: SMITH . CHRIS . 2005-05-24 . Why Judy Lampee's work will live on . 2024-07-04 . Santa Rosa Press Democrat . en-US.
  14. News: 2005-05-19 . Der italienische Alpinist Kuntner umgekommen. . 2024-07-04 . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . de-CH . 0376-6829.
  15. Web site: Annapurna avalanche . 2024-07-03 . PlanetMountain.com.

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