Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian mountaineer who became the first woman to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders without the use of supplementary oxygen. To honor her incredible achievements, we have created a timeline game that challenges players to place events in her climbing career in their correct chronological order.
- Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summits Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 2010
- She completes her final eight-thousander, K2, in 2011
- Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner becomes the first woman to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen in 2011
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- 1970: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is born in 1970 in Austria.
- 1980s: Begins mountaineering in the Austrian Alps.
- 1998: Summits her first 8,000-meter peak, Cho Oyu in Tibet.
- 2002: Summits Gasherbrum II in Pakistan, her second 8,000-meter peak.
- 2003: Summits Broad Peak in Pakistan.
- 2004: Summits Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, becoming the second woman to climb all 14 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen.
- 2010: Summits Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
- 2011: Summits K2 in Pakistan, her final 8,000-meter peak.
- 2012: Retires from high-altitude mountaineering.
- 2011: Becomes the first woman to summit all 14 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen.
- 2012: Receives the National Geographic Explorer of the Year award.
- 2013: Publishes her autobiography 'Ganz bei mir: Leidenschaft Achttausender'.
- 2014: Becomes a motivational speaker and advocate for environmental conservation.
- 2015-2020: Participates in various expeditions and projects promoting mountain safety and sustainability.
- 2021: Establishes the Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Foundation to support mountain communities and conservation efforts.
- 2022: Continues to inspire and empower other adventurers and mountaineers around the world.
- 2022: Celebrates her 52nd birthday.
- 2023: Launches a new expedition to explore unclimbed peaks in the Himalayas.
- 2024: Receives the prestigious Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to mountaineering.
- 2025: Announces plans for a documentary film about her life and adventures.