Markus Kronthaler (5 April 1967 – 8 July 2006) was an Austrian gendarme and mountaineer.
 Markus Kronthaler at Camp One, Nanga Parbat, 2004 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Born | 5 April 1967 Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria |
| Died | 8 July 2006 (aged 39) Broad Peak, Karakoram, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Gendarme, mountaineer |
| Climbing career | |
| Major ascents | |
Kronthaler was born in Kufstein, Tyrol. He was an officer in the alpine section of Austria's Gendarmerie, which he left in 2003 to become a professional climber. Surviving a free fall of 150 meters (450 ft) into snow in January 2006, Kronthaler led a new expedition to Chogolisa and Broad Peak, Pakistan, in May 2006. He died of exhaustion on Broad Peak after reaching the summit on 8 July. His body was left on the mountain.
In the summer of 2007, an Austrian mountaineering team climbed Broad Peak to retrieve Kronthaler's corpse, which was brought to Austria and cremated.[1] This was the highest-ever body recovery from a mountain.[2] His urn was buried in Kufstein.
Expeditions
edit- 2000: Shishapangma (8013 m), Himalaya, Tibet – Gendarmerie-Mountain Guides-Expedition
- 2002: Ama Dablam (6856 m), Himalaya, Nepal
- 2004: Muztagata (7546 m), Pamir, China
- 2004: Nanga Parbat (8125), Kashmir, Pakistan – „Nanga Parbat - Edelweissexpedition 2004“
- 2006: Broad Peak (8047 m) and Chogolisa (7665 m), Karakoram, Pakistan
References
editExternal links
edit- „Markus Kronthaler lost on Broad Peak“ K2climb.net
- „Markus Kronthaler lost on Broad Peak“ broadpeak.org