(ANSA) – BOLZANO, JUN 09 – 52 years after the death of Günther Messner in an avalanche during an expedition with his brother Reinhold on Nanga Parbat, the second boot of the South Tyrolean mountaineer was also found. “Last week, my brother Günther’s second shoe was found at the foot of the Diamir glacier by locals. After fifty-two years. The tragedy of Nanga Parbat remains forever as well as Günther,” writes Reinhold on Instagram, posting a photo of the boot.
In 2005, Günther’s remains were found together with the other boot. The King of the eight thousand at the time had returned to Nanga Parbat to cremate the remains of his brother. ” They called me fratricide for the will of some of fame and money. It is a real crime, ” Reinhold Messner said at the time with regret upon his return to Italy. “The discovery of the remains and a boot show without a shadow of a doubt that Günther died during the descent and was not abandoned by me during the ascent”, added the mountaineer. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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