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Date
February 13, 2012
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price NG Member: $18; General Public: $20 3-Part Series: $51/$57
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Photograph by Ralf Dujmovits
A decade ago, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner worked as a nurse saving money for cherished climbing trips. In August 2011, she became the first woman to summit the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen with her daring climb of K2, to be featured in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic. Meet this intrepid mountaineer and share her odysseys to the world’s highest places.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner has been nominated for 2012 Adventurer of the Year! Read her profile at the Intelligent Travel blog.
Visit Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner’s website.
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C., US
20036
Telephone: +1 202 857 7700
Lat/Lon: 38.905653999999998, -77.036534000000003
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