Habeler, Peter#
Habeler, Peter, b. Mayrhofen (Tyrol), July 22, 1942, mountaineer. 1969 founded with Reinhold Messner a new form of alpinism with little technical support and light equipment. 1978 ascended with Messner Mount Everest without breathing apparatus and later another 4 mountains over eight thousand metres high (Nanga Parbat, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunnga, Hidden Peak). is also a renowned educational theorist on skiing and alpinism (1973 founded the Alpinschule Zillertal).
Works#
Der einsame Sieg, 1978; Auf den Bergen der Welt zuhause, 1982; Unsere schoensten Skitouren in Ti., 1999 (with W. Weingartner).