Einer Geht immer Voraus
Author(s):
Mutschlechner, Friedl
Copyright: 1993, Rother, München
Specifications: 2nd, 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 149 color & 13 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth
Condition: signed Hans Kammerlander & Reinhold Messner, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine
A great, large-format, tribute book to one of Germany’s top mountaineers. Mutschlechner was a prolific climber, making the ascent of three 8000m peaks with Reinhold Messner. His expeditions included K2 (1979), Shishapangma (1981), Kangchenjunga (1982), Cho Oyu (1982), Dhaulagiri (1984), and Makalu (1986). While descending from an attempt on Manaslu in 1991 he was struck and killed by lightning. Chapters are written by his friends and climbing companions including Kammerlander, Messner, and Oelz. In German, no English translation.