Christian Kuntner (January 15, 1962 – May 18, 2005) was an Italian extreme climber. He died in May 2005 while climbing the Annapurna from North Side.[1][2]
He was born in Prad Italy and grew up there. He completed his schooling at Bolzano with a major in Mechanical Engineering and started working as a freelancer.[3]
Death edit
He died on May 18, 2005, while climbing the Annapurna peak. This was the last summit for him to complete all the Eight-thousander, but couldn't make it due to an ice avalanche.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Annapurna avalanche". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ grecio, Tano u. ".: Christian Kuntner - verunglückt am Annapurna im Himalaja, Nepal :". www.hans-perting.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ grecio, Tano u. ".: Christian Kuntner - Biografie des Extrembergsteigersl :". www.hans-perting.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Horrible news from Annapurna 2005: Christian Kuntner has reportedly died: some details". www.everestnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Italian Annapurna climber is dead". 2005-05-19. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ Kreitling, Holger (2005-05-20). "Der Schicksalsberg". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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