 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner in July 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Born | 13 December 1970 Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, speaker, trained nurse |
| Website | www |
| Climbing career | |
| Known for | First woman to climb the 14 eight-thousanders in alpine style, without supplemental oxygen or porters |
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 13 December 1970) is an Austrian mountaineer. In August 2011, she became the second woman to climb the fourteen eight-thousanders and the first woman to do so without using supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters.[1][2][3] In 2012, she won the prestigious National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award.[4]
- ^ "Austrian woman claims Himalayas climbing record". BBC News. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ "Austrian is first woman to scale 14 peaks without oxygen"
- ^ Joanna Jolly; Stephen Mulvey (27 August 2010). "New doubts over Korean Oh Eun-Sun's climbing record". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award | 2012"