According to previous statistics, there were over forty people on all 8 meters. The latest research shows that many of them were on the wrong peaks. Is it the biggest mistake in alpine history?
The BETA news show is presented by Bächli Bergsport and Mammut
Officially, 44 people were at the top, from mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner to shooting star Nirmal Purja. But now the German chronicler Eberhard Jurgalski came.
The New York Times published his meticulous research in mid-May - with a surprising conclusion.
I am convinced that 99 percent of those who have been on the wrong peak thought they were on the right side.
Eberhard Jurgalski
Actiontalk TV investigates the matter in the latest episode of the show BETA.
Has never been a person on all 8 meters?
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Credits: Cover picture Dougal Haston