Mit der Kamera zum Nanga Parbat
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
Pert Frankhauser
Hans Hartmann
Ulrich Luft
Günther Hepp
Adolf Gottner
Tigmay
Fritz Bechtold
Peter Müllritter
Paul Bauer
Carl Troll
Martin Pfeffer
Ang Tsering II
Chong Karma
Gyaljen Monjo
Sirdar Nursang
Pasant Norbu
Nima Tsering II
Nima Tsering
Mingma Tsering
Karmi
Karl Von Kraus
