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Battery WeatherGerlinde Kaltenbrunner collects 8,000m mountains
Like the Banner company, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is an Upper Austrian. And also like Banner, she embodies international success. Therefore, as Andreas Bawart has noted, this is an ideal partnership, which represents the first time that the respected battery producer has undertaken premium sponsoring at an international level.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner has already climbed thirteen of the globe’s fourteen 8,000 m peaks, the last to be conquered being the Mount Everest (8,850m) in May 2010. This makes Gerlinde the world’s leading female extreme mountaineer and her goal is to reach the summits of all the 8,000m mountains using alpine techniques and without artificial oxygen. She became a professional climber in 2003, after the ascent of Nanga Parbat, which was her fifth 8,000m success. However, Gerlinde’s passion for climbing extends beyond the mountains of the Himalaya massif, to include the people of the region, their religion and culture, which have enchanted her. As a “power woman” Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner personifies the philosophy of the “power company” for as Andreas Bawart explains, “ Her chosen path is characterised by survival in extreme weather situations, endurance, strength, quality preparation and internationality.” It is this parallelism that forms the basis for the current partnership.
Further Information Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner available: www.gerlinde-kaltenbrunner.at
