Tomaz Humar departs for the Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat

On 16 June Tomaz Humar departs for the immense Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
After an almost four-year layoff - due to an accident - Tomaz Humar returns to the Himalaya.

On 16 June the Slovenian mountaineer will head to Pakistan to attempt the immense Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat 8126m. The ninth highest mountain in the world was first climbed by Herman Buhl alone (!) along the Diamir Face on 3 July 1953... after so much talk surrounding the 50th anniversary of Mt. Everest, it seems only fair to remember another great mountain and another great mountaineer.

Almost 5000m high, the Rupal Face is widely considered one of the hardest in the world, and was first climbed by Rheinhold and Günther Messner in 1970. As many will remember, the two mountaineers were forced into an epic, and tragic, descent along the Diamir face, which cost Günther Messner his life.

Humar, who hopes to climb the mountain via a new route, will start his ascent on 10 July 2003. As in 1999, when he climbed the South Face of Dhaulagiri , the Slovenian will be followed step by step on his website
www.humar.com

A selection of Humar's ascents
Annapurna I, 8091m, 6/05/95 (solo)
Ama Dablam, 6828m, 4/05/96
Nuptse W2, 7742m, 31/10/97
Yosemite, El Capitan, Reticent Wall VI, 5.9, A5, 26/10/98 (solo)
Dhaulagiri I, 8167m, 12/10/99 (solo)
Tomaz Humar training for Nanga Parbat, Pakistan

Dhaulagiri 1999
Interview Humar
news Nanga Parbat
www.humar.com


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