In 1953, he was the first to conquer - in a single-handed effort - the Nanga Parbat. In his attempt to conquer his second 8000 meter peak, the mucht-admired hero paid for it with his life. Hermann Buhl left a young wife and three little daughters. How did they cope with his sensational fame and his death? How did they come to terms with life without him, in the shadow of a man who had been legend in his lifetime? Kriemhild Buhl is trying to get to the bottom of her parent's relationship - seen from their standpoint. She describes the path her mother courageously took and the development of the three sisters. Based on the unusual insight in her life with the legend, Kriemhild Buhl submits a deeply moving biographical testimony.
- With an afterword by Kurt Diemberger, who has firstly climbed Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl
- 50th anniversary of Hermann Buhl's death
- The story of a woman who was left behind
Kriemhild Buhl was born in Innsbruck in 1951. She spent her childhood and teenage years in the area around Berchtesgaden. She studied foreing languages in Heidelberg and library scienc in Munich. The authoress of crime fiction and children's book lives with her husband, author Dirk Lornsen, in Wuerzburg.