HIMALAYAS CLIMB
GERMAN TRAGEDY DESCRIBED. [BY CABLE —PBESB ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] CALCUTTA. August 30. • The six German climbers who ascended Mount Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas, are in Calcutta, en route for home. They state that they intend to return for another attempt at the mountain. Bechtold, who became the leader, ?n place of Merkl, after the latter s death, said that the expedition reached a height of 26,000 feet. They were prevented from reaching the summit only 600 feet away, by terrible blizzafds, 'which caused the deaths of thre'e of the German members of the expedition, and six of the porters. For a week they tried to rescue the missing men, but they were defeated in this by continuous blizzards and intense cold. Bechtold paid a tribute to the coinage, endurance and devotion of the Indian porters, who had declared that whatever the danger, they would gladly accompany the Germans in another attempt.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 September 1934, Page 7
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