Göran Kropp
Göran Kropp (born December 11, 1966 in Eskilstuna , † September 30, 2002 at Vantage , Washington ( USA )) was a Swedish extreme mountaineer .
Life
Kropp became famous in 1996 through his bicycle trip from Stockholm to Nepal in the Himalayas and the subsequent ascent of Mount Everest (8848 m) without any outside help and without additional oxygen. In contrast to other extreme mountaineers, Göran Kropp had transported all his mountain equipment himself by bicycle and single-track trailer (73 kg) and transported it to the high camps without the help of porters. So he was independent of outside logistics . Kropp wrote a book about this expedition.
When he was on Everest on May 10, 1996, he helped some mountain climbers who had got into mountain difficulties who had joined two commercial expeditions and who had not made the descent to the advanced base camp due to overexertion and a sudden fall in the weather. On this day and the following , twelve climbers died , including the expedition leaders Rob Hall and Scott Fischer . It was the greatest disaster to date as a result of a poorly organized commercial expedition .
On May 23, 1996, Kropp climbed Mount Everest in a second attempt, which almost cost him his life because of the great effort. After the ascent, he cycled back to Sweden. In 1999 he climbed Mount Everest again , this time with his partner Renata Chlumska .
After climbing Everest in 1996, Kropp set himself the goal of sailing to Antarctica in a sailboat without outside help and marching on to the South Pole.
On September 30, 2002, Göran Kropp succumbed to his fatal head injuries after falling 20 meters while ascending the "Air Guitar" climbing route in Vantage, Washington state. When he fell, the fuse came loose from a crack and the carabiner of the fuse below broke. Erden Eruç, his backup partner, said Göran died on impact on the rock.
successes
- 1972 Galdhøpiggen , 2469 moh ( height above sea level )
- 1988 Lenin Peak , 7134 m
- 1990 Muztagh Tower , 7273 m
- 1992 Cho Oyu , 8188 m
- 1993 K2 , 8611 m (first Swede ever)
- 1994 Broad Peak , 8051 m
- 1996 and 1999 Mount Everest , 8848 m
- 1997 Shishapangma , 8027 m
Works
- Kropp, Göran; Lagercrantz, David: Alone on Everest , Goldmann, Munich, 1998. ISBN 3-442-15019-1
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Göran Kropp in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Göran Kropp had a fatal accident. In: outdoor . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kropp, Göran |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish extreme mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eskilstuna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 2002 |
| Place of death | Vantage , USA |