Keyword: Nanga Parbat

Record in the Himalayas: Polish extreme mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is the first person to ski the entire route from the summit of Nanga Parbat to the snow line. The 38-year-old is thus the first person to climb all five of Pakistan's eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen and then ski down them.

In October and November 2025, as well as in March and April 2026, mountain fans and adventure enthusiasts can see Messner live on stage in numerous cities.

The world's 14 highest peaks have always been a magnet for the mountaineering community. All the information on the eight-thousanders at a glance.

In just five days, Denis Urubko and Maria Cardell reached the summit of Nanga Parbat via a new alpine-style route. Without fixed ropes and without supplemental oxygen, they reached the summit of the 8126-meter-high mountain within five days.

The German alpinist David Göttler has climbed his seventh eight-thousander, descending from an altitude of 7.700 meters by paragliding.

Anja Blacha is one of the most active German mountaineers. On October 5th she stood on the summit of Cho Oyu, making her tenth...

The young Frenchman Vadim Druelle climbs Nanga Parbat in 15 hours 15 minutes, beating the previous Fastest Known Time by 5 hours.

On July 3, 1953, the Austrian alpinist Hermann Buhl was the first person to stand on the summit of Nanga Parbat - the 8.125 meter high "mountain of destiny" in the western Himalayas, the climb of which claimed more lives than almost any other. And yet the mountain still attracts alpinists to this day - even in winter. In the Bergwelten documentation, Reinhold Messner presents the eight-thousander from his perspective and shows its uniqueness in the western Himalayas in Pakistan.