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Snow ramps and cornices on Chiche Peak.
courtesy Christian Walter

Chiche valley debrief: German new routes in the shade of Nanga Parbat

Posted: Sep 16, 2010 02:31 pm EDT

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Germans Christian Walter and Jens Sommerfeld were two of the climbers who ran to help the victims of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan--Jens actually ended up moving to Islamabad, where he currently lives. Last month, the guys met up again this summer as Christian went for some cool climbs in Nanga Parbat range together with mate Stefan Wolf, just before the floods brought them back to the darkest side of life. Christian and Jens were members in German Saxony Alpine Club, which performed relief works in Sakargah region after the earthquake that hit Pakistan in...

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