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Record of the 1937 German Expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Karl Wien. This was the third German expedition to the mountain, and the team followed the same route than the 1932 and 1934 expeditions, led by Willy Merkl by the Rakhiot Face. During the ascent, progress was made, but more slowly than previous expeditions due to heavy snowfalls. Sometime between 14 and 16 June, Wien was camped with other six German climbers and nine Sherpas at Camp IV, below Rakhiot Peak, when it was overwhelmed by a massive avalanche. All sixteen men were killed in what remains as the worst single disaster ever to occur on an eight thousand meter peak. Uli Luft, Carl Troll and Dawa Thondup, who stood at the base camp, were the only survivors of the German and Sherpa teams respectively. The film shows images of the members of the rescue team, led by Paul Bauer, that arrived one month later.
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Cast
Karl Wien
Self
Pert Frankhauser
Self
Hans Hartmann
Self
Ulrich Luft
Self
Günther Hepp
Self
Adolf Gottner
Self
Tigmay
Self
Fritz Bechtold
Self
Peter Müllritter
Self
Paul Bauer
Self
Carl Troll
Self
Martin Pfeffer
Self
Ang Tsering II
Self
Chong Karma
Self
Gyaljen Monjo
Self
Sirdar Nursang
Self
Pasant Norbu
Self
Nima Tsering II
Self
Nima Tsering
Self
Mingma Tsering
Self
Karmi
Self
Karl Von Kraus
Self
