Book Presentation 2014 – Im Angesicht des Manaslu in Munich
Book presentation: On Tuesday, 6 May 2014, Benedikt Böhm will speak about “Im Angesicht des Manaslu” in Munich.
Time: 7.00 pm.
Venue: SALEWAWORLD, Im Tal 21, 80331 Munich.
Content:
In autumn 2012, one of the worst mountain accidents in the Himalayas occurred: Benedikt Böhm was planning a speed ascent of Manaslu when an avalanche buried several climbers and he rescued survivors from the snow with his bare hands. He has now come to terms with the tragedy in a book and explains why he still reached the summit just a few days later. Looking back, he highlights key moments in his mountaineering career: from conquering his first eight-thousander – Gasherbrum II – and a dramatic struggle for survival on Broad Peak, to his failure on Manaslu five years earlier. He writes about difficult decisions, solitary successes, and friendship and rivalry on the mountain; and describes how expeditions, family and career can be reconciled.
Benedikt Böhm with Christiane Böhm | Facing Manaslu, Speed Climbing in the Death Zone | Malik Verlag | 272 pages with 32 pages of colour photographs and a map | hardback with dust jacket | ISBN 978-3-89029-446-9
