Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner in July 2015
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1970-12-13) 13 December 1970
Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, speaker, trained nurse
Websitewww.gerlinde-kaltenbrunner.at/en/
Climbing career
Known forFirst 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. In 2012, she won the prestigious National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award.

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