Karl Unterkircher in Dent di Mesdi gully, Dolomites

Extreme mountain guide Karl Unterkircher is skiing down from Dent di Mesdi, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. On July 15, 2008, he fell into a crevasse during an attempt to open a new route to the top of Himalayan mountain Nanga Parbat. “Karl Unterkircher was the new star of mountain climbing“, commented Reinhold Messner when told of his death.