TRAGEDY FEARED
GERMAN CLIMBERS BLIZZARD ON NANGA PARBAT TENTS SWEPT AWAY (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 9.15 p.m.) Calcutta, July 17. It is feared that Mt. Nanga Parbat (26,629 ft. known to the hill tribes as the “naked lady,” one of the giants of the western Himalayas, has claimed several victims, members of a German mountaineering expedition, says the Calcutta Statesman. Merkl, the leader, Wieland, Welzenbach, Bernard, Muebritter, Aschnbrunner and Schneider with several Indian porters are missing. Two porters died in a terrible blizzard that raged on the mountain for several days. News just received from Astor (Kashmir) states that on July 8 the climbers reached 23,000 feet and were almost at the summit when they encountered a blizzard. They were blown off the mountain top and tents and sleeping bags were carried away. The climbers hastily descended to lower altitudes, two porters dying on the way. It is feared that Merkl, Wieland, Welzenbach and several porters perished in snowstorms at the camp. Seven others, four Germans with porters, left immediately to attempt a rescue, but they also have not been heard of and fears are entertained for their safety.
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Southland Times, Issue 22378, 18 July 1934, Page 7
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190TRAGEDY FEARED Southland Times, Issue 22378, 18 July 1934, Page 7
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