Cedric Hehlen
Cedric Hählen (born September 19, 1981 ; missing on Hidden Peak ( Pakistan ) since March 9, 2012 ) was a Swiss mountaineer.
biography
Cedric Hählen began climbing and mountaineering in the Alps in his youth . Expeditions to the eight-thousanders in the Himalayas and Karakoram followed later .
On March 9, 2012, Hehlen died together with Gerfried Göschl (Austria) and Nisar Hussain (Pakistan) while attempting the first winter ascent of the 8,080 meter high Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak).
Alpinistic achievements
(Abstract)
- K2 8611 m, Karakoram, Pakistan, ascent 2004
- Gasherbrum II East, Karakoram, Pakistan, ascent 2006
- Broad Peak Foresummit, Karakoram, Pakistan, ascent 2006
- Kangchenjunga , Himalaya India / Nepal, ascent 2011
- Gasherbrum I , Karakoram, Pakistan, attempt of the first winter ascent in 2012 , since lost.
swell
- ↑ a b Eberhard Jurgalski (8000ers.com): Almanac , accessed on September 19, 2014.
- ↑ Cedric Hählen: expeditionsnews.ch ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Official website)
Web links
- expeditionsnews.ch - the official website of Cedric Hählen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hehlen, Cedric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss extreme mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1981 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after March 9, 2012 |
| Place of death | Hidden Peak , Pakistan |