Karl Unterkircher in Dent di Mesdi gully, Dolomites

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Extreme mountain guide Karl Unterkircher is skiing down from Dent di Mesdi, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. On July 15, 2008, he fell into a crevasse during an attempt to open a new route to the top of Himalayan mountain Nanga Parbat. "Karl Unterkircher was the new star of mountain climbing", commented Reinhold Messner when told of his death.