Reinhard Patscheider

Reinhard Patscheider (born February 19, 1957 in Langtaufers , municipality of Graun , South Tyrol ; † August 24, 1998 at Grand Combin , Switzerland ) was a mountaineer whose important undertakings included the fastest ascents of various mountains. He was also on expeditions in the Himalayas . Before starting his mountain career, he was a cattle herder on alpine pastures in his homeland and trained as a car mechanic .

Career

At the Matterhorn - north face ( 4478  m ) withdrew Patscheider 1980 frostbitten hands and feet to. In 1981 he climbed the north faces of Ortler ( 3905  m ), Monte Zebrù ( 3735  m ) and Königsspitze ( 3851  m ) in one day. The South Tyrolean climbed the latter alone in 1983 . With a time of under five hours (1983), he held the record for the fastest ascent of the Eiger - North Face ( 3967  m ) for 20 years, which onsight succeeded. The first expedition to Annapurna ( 8091  m ) followed in 1985, but he was unable to reach the summit due to bad weather. Ten years passed before Patscheider was able to climb Mount Everest ( 8,848  m ) in 1995 . During the acclimatization phase , he developed pulmonary edema , which disappeared after a descent to lower altitudes, and he tried again. In 1998, a high altitude storm tore him from the wall of the Grand Combin , fatally injuring him and his two guide customers.

literature

• Tomas Eller, Toni Bernhart : Reinhard Patscheider 1957–1998 . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz and Arunda Verlag, Weitra and Schlanders 2017, ISBN 978-3-99028-624-1 .