Bergsüchtig

Hans Kammerlander is one of the most successful high-altitude mountaineers of our time. His biography includes more than 2,500 climbing tours and around 50 first ascents. But the exceptional South Tyrolean alpinist had a long way to go before he made it this far. This lecture tells the story: of successes and setbacks, of happy moments and human tragedies.

With impressive pictures and impressive film sequences, Kammerlander brings the audience closer to the mountain world. His exciting descriptions are interesting, as are impressive excerpts from film reports. Kammerlander suffered severe frostbite on the third highest peak on earth, Kangchendzönga. Instead of climbing three eight-thousanders, he made the bitter journey to hospital. A film team captured the most exciting moments and also took extreme pictures of the ski descent.

Mountaineering legend Hans Kammerlander comments on the presentation live in his unmistakable, likeable manner and is happy to answer questions and sign autographs afterwards.

Hans Kammerlander

Hans Kammerlander is one of the most successful extreme mountaineers of our time. Born in Ahornach, a small village on a steep slope in the Tauferer Ahrntal, he climbed his first three-thousand-meter peak at the age of 8. Secretly and after two tourists. After that, the South Tyrolean discovered the magical world of the mountains.

He climbed twelve of the fourteen eight-thousanders. Seven of them alongside Reinhold Messner. He skied down from the summit of Everest and through the steep flanks of Nanga Parbat. With Reinhold Messner, he circumnavigated the borders of his native South Tyrol. He climbed the north faces of Ortler and Grosser Zinne within 24 hours. During this time, he also climbed all four ridges of the Matterhorn. Hans Kammerlander was the first mountaineer in the world to achieve one of the two versions of the Seven Second Summits, the second-highest mountains on each of the seven continents. Hans Kammerlander is a mountain guide and ski instructor. He lives in Tauferer Ahrntal and is the father of a daughter.