Peter Habeler

Peter Habeler ( born July 22, 1942 in Mayrhofen, Zillertal ) is an Austrian mountaineer, who became famous for the first ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen in 1978.

The Zillertal get spectacular ascents in the American Rocky Mountains, he was the first European to the big walls in Yosemite National Park in California (USA) and climbed quickly through the El Capitan south-west wall, which was then considered the most difficult known climbing tour world was. In 1969, he joined together with Reinhold Messner to a successful rope team.

Career

In his career Habeler get under the commission of the other Yerupajá east wall in the Peruvian Andes and the ascent of the Eiger North Face in just under nine hours. In four hours, he managed to climb the North Face of the Matterhorn. In a two- roped with Reinhold Messner in 1975 he succeeded in climbing the Hidden Peak ( 8068 m) without artificial oxygen. This was the first ascent of an eight -thousand in alpine style. His biggest success in 1978 was the first time carried out without artificial oxygen ascent of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, also back together with Reinhold Messner. He also climbed more eight-thousanders such as the Cho Oyu ( 8188 m), the Nanga Parbat ( 8125 m) and Kangchenjunga ( 8598 m).

Social activities

Peter Habeler is an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the working group of Christian writers.

Awards

Publications

• Peter Habeler, Karin Steinbach Tarnutzer: The goal is the summit. 2nd edition. Tyrolia Verlag, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-7022-2812-5