Gerlinde kaltenbrunner biography of christopher walken
The film's heroine, Germany's Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, became the first to scale all mountains meters or higher; interviews with her and other members.
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Austrian mountaineer
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 13 December 1970) is an Austrian mountaineer.
In August 2011, she became the second woman to climb the fourteen eight-thousanders and the first woman to do so without using supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters.[1][2][3] In 2012, she won the prestigious National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award.[4]
Mountaineering
Her interest in mountain climbing developed at a young age, and by the age of 13, she had completed climbing tours at the local Sturzhahn.
As she pursued her nursing training in Vienna, Austria, she continued to hone her skills by participating in numerous ski, ice- and rock-climbing tours. At the age of 32, Kaltenbrunner climbed her fourth 8000m peak, Nanga Parbat, and decided to pursue professional mountain climbing full-time.[5]
Eight-thousanders
Together with Edurne Pasaban and Nives Meroi she is one of only three women who