One year ago today Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became the first woman to officially complete all 14 - 8000 meter peaks without oxygen or porters. She finished up by summiting one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains on the planet . . . . K2!!!
So bad ass!!!
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First Woman to finish 14 - 8000ers without Oxygen
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First Woman to finish 14 - 8000ers without Oxygen
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Re: First Woman to finish 14 - 8000ers without Oxygen
Very cool, man. Nice addition to my day.kushrocks wrote:One year ago today Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became the first woman to officially complete all 14 - 8000 meter peaks without oxygen or porters. She finished up by summiting one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains on the planet . . . . K2!!!
So bad ass!!!
http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com ... enbrunner/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Q0W4VCBvs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerlinde_Kaltenbrunner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What a shame though, the controversy surrounding this race (as well as that other debacle on K2) - mountaineers should have honesty and integrity.
A HUGE congrats and tip of the cap to Gerlinde on a truly epic accomplishment.
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