More DW Blogs DW.COM

Adventure Sports

with Stefan Nestler

Search Results for Tag: Col

Dujmovits and Hansen abandon attempt on Gasherbrum VI

Nancy at 6,400 m at Gasherbrum VI

Nancy at 6,400 m at Gasherbrum VI

The seven-thousander Gasherbrum VI in the Karakoram in Pakistan remains unclimbed. 54-year-old Ralf Dujmovits, Germany’s most successful high-altitude climber, and 47-year-old Canadian Nancy Hansen abandoned their attempt to first climb the 6,973-meter-high mountain (other elevation: 7,004 meters) in the Karakoram. They turned around at an altitude of 6,400 meters. “We did our best,” Ralf tells me via satellite phone. “Nancy fought in the slabs like a bear. It just was not meant to be. Finally we don’t want to commit suicide.”

Date

29. June 2016 | 17:13

Share

Feedback

Comments deactivated