5 April - 26 May 2000.

When I set out to climb Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain on Earth (6187m), I not only underestimated the magnitude of risks I would encounter, but also the number of times a guardian angel would have to stand over me.

"Climbing has its own dynamic. We have absolutely to stop where the control of risk runs out" Reinhold Messner

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