Bruno Baumann

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Bruno Baumann

Bruno Baumann (born January 10, 1955 in Leibnitz , Styria ) is an Austrian travel writer , filmmaker and trekking specialist.

Life

He studied history and ethnology at the universities of Graz and Munich . Baumann became known through his travels to remote regions of the world, which he documented in numerous books, films and lectures.

In 1989 he conquered the Taklamakan Desert on foot, followed by the Alashan Desert in 1994 . He undertook further expeditions in Tibet and in the Tibesti Mountains. In 1996 he crossed the Taklamakan again, this time following in the footsteps of Sven Hedin , in order to track down his contradicting myth of the so-called “caravan of death”.

In 2004 he discovered the sunken kingdom of Shangshung in Tibet, according to his own account . In fact, the ruins of the old Shangshung capital, Khyunglung, have long been known to Tibetologists. He connects that sunken realm with Shangri-La , which is actually based on a western imagination ( James Hilton's novel The Lost Horizon ) - which may have a real background.

For the publication of his book Kailash - Tibet's holy mountain , he received the Globetrotter travel book award for the best travel book of 2002.

Baumann now lives in Munich- Haidhausen , he is the chairman of the "Dana" association, which is committed to preserving Tibetan culture.

Works

  • Tibet, Kailas , Silk Road . The diamond way . Styria, Graz 1988
  • The gods will win. The hidden Tibet . With an interview with the Dalai Lama . Herbig, Munich 1991
  • Trekking. A guide (with Toni Siller). Bruckmann, Munich 1992
  • Mustang . The hidden kingdom in the Himalayas . With contributions by Beat Curti, Toni Hagen and Ludmilla Tüting . Herbig, Munich 1993
    • Reissued as: The Hidden Kingdom of Mustang. Expedition to an unknown country . Frederking and Thaler (National geographic adventure press 238), Munich 2004
  • Gobi . Through the land without water . Herbig, Munich 1995
    • Reissued as: The Gobi Desert . Frederking and Thaler (National geographic adventure press 223), Munich 2004
  • Adventure silk road. On the trail of old caravan routes . Herbig, Munich 1998; Frederking and Thaler (National geographic adventure press 254), Munich 2005
  • The silk road. Myth and the present (with Claus Richter and Bernd Liebner). Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1999
  • Caravan of no return. The drama in the Takla Makan desert . Malik / Piper, Munich 2000
  • The diamond way. Paths to the holy places of Tibet . Frederking and Thaler (Sierra 137), Munich 2001
  • Kailash. Tibet's sacred mountain . Malik, Munich 2002
  • Crystal mirror. Pilgrimage to the holy Mount Kailash (text selection, commentary and photos). Nymhenburger, Munich 2006
  • The Silver Palace of Garuda. The discovery of Tibet's last secret . Malik, Munich 2006
  • The jewel in the lotus blossom. My travels to the hidden east of Tibet . Frederking and Thaler (National geographic adventure press 308), Munich 2007
  • The way of the Buddha . Herbig, Munich 2008
  • The desert wanderer. My travels through the world's sandy seas . Piper Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-89029-401-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Hollender: Beyond the box , in: Süddeutsche Zeitung July 18, 2014, page R9 (article about Bruno Baumann)
personal data
SURNAME Baumann, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer, filmmaker, adventurer and trekking specialist
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Leibnitz , Austria