Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin
Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin (born July 22, 1934 in Erolzheim ) is a farmer , forester , writer and mountaineer . In 1970, together with Günther and Reinhold Messner, he participated in the Sigi Löw memorial expedition to Nanga Parbat , led by Karl Maria Herrligkoffer .
Life
Max-Engelhardt was born at Erolzheim Castle, Erolzheim municipality in Upper Swabia . He lost his father in a plane crash in 1940 during World War II . He saw how on September 13, 1945 the central building of the Erolzheim Palace burned down to the outer walls for reasons that are not clear. At the time, Württemberg was a French zone of occupation and the castle was home to the regional command of the French occupying power.
After attending high school, at the age of 21 he took over the management of the family property. In 1966 he flew with a Bölkow Junior 208 , the smallest aircraft that had ever flown over the Mediterranean, as a representative of the Bölkow company from Munich to Tripoli ( Libya ).
In 1970 he was an expedition guest of the Sigi Löw memorial expedition to Nanga Parbat . From 1978 to 1988 he was out on the oceans with his sailing yacht . Erolzheim Castle, the headquarters of the von Kienlin family, was sold in 1987.
In 2003 he wrote a book about the Nanga Parbat Expedition entitled The Crossing . Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin responded to accusations of Reinhold Messner against expedition comrades on October 4, 2001 in the Alpine Museum on the Praterinsel in Munich. In this book he cast doubts on Reinhold Messner's representations and put forward his own hypotheses as to the circumstances under which Messner's brother Günther Messner might have died during the expedition at the time. Messner then filed a lawsuit against some representations of the book and thus achieved partial legal success. The process ended with a settlement before the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg. Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin wrote, among other things, another book The lonely death about the 1970 expedition and its consequences.
Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin has lived with his family in Munich since 1989.
Memberships
- President of the Royal Burma Society of Germany
- Since 1964 member of the F. d. Bayer. Academy of Science
literature
- Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin: The lonely death: Legend Günther Messner . Herbig, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7766-2492-2 .
- Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin: The short rope and other mountain stories . Herbig, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7766-2442-6 .
- Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin: The crossing: Günther Messner's death on Nanga Parbat; Expedition members break their silence . 3rd, through and updated edition. Herbig, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7766-2345-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Max-Engelhardt von Kienlin in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Engelhardt von Kienlin: Erolzheim Castle is on fire: September 13, 1945 Erolzheim volunteer fire brigade
- ↑ Sigi Löw Memorial Expedition to the Rupal flank of the Nanga Parbat, 1970 ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. herrligkoffer-stiftung.de
- ^ Fritz Janda: Messner's dark secret Hamburger Abendblatt, June 27, 2002
- ^ Fritz Janda: Messner strikes back Hamburger Abendblatt, July 1, 2002
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kienlin, Max-Engelhardt from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erolzheim , Germany |