MOUNTAINEER
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Today

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 13 December 1970) is an Austrian mountaineer. In August 2011, she became the second woman to climb the fourteen eight-thousanders and the first woman to do so without using supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. In 2012, she won the prestigious National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is the 45th most popular mountaineer (down from 44th in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,005th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Mountaineer.
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Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner ranks 45 out of 56. Before her are Ueli Steck, Simone Moro, Oh Eun-sun, Bachendri Pal, Denis Urubko, and Edurne Pasaban. After her are Nirmal Purja, Joe Simpson, Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, and David Lama.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUeli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 39
Simone Moro
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 40
Oh Eun-sun
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 41
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42
Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 43
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 44
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 45
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 46
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 47
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 48
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 49
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 50
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner ranks 313. Before her are Yancy Butler, Alex Barros, Andrea Parker, Sander Boschker, Hao Haidong, and Nicklas Lidström. After her are Nouria Mérah-Benida, Pär Zetterberg, Emmanuel Pahud, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Roy Khan, and Chris Broderick.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsYancy Butler
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 307
Alex Barros
RACING DRIVER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 308
Andrea Parker
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 309
Sander Boschker
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 310
Hao Haidong
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 311
Nicklas Lidström
HOCKEY PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 312
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
MOUNTAINEER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 313
Nouria Mérah-Benida
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 314
Pär Zetterberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 315
Emmanuel Pahud
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 316
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 317
Roy Khan
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 318
Chris Broderick
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 319
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner ranks 1,049 out of 1,424. Before her are Alfred Schmalzer (1912), Oscar Baumann (1864), Walter Munk (1917), DJ Ötzi (1971), Gerhard Roth (1942), and Gertrude Liebhart (1928). After her are Werner Kogler (1961), Siegfried Powolny (1915), Othmar Karas (1957), Klaus Lindenberger (1957), Alex Manninger (1977), and Bedřich Šupčík (1898).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsAlfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,043
Oscar Baumann
EXPLORER
1864 - 1899
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1,044
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 1,045
DJ Ötzi
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,046
Gerhard Roth
WRITER
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,047
Gertrude Liebhart
ATHLETE
1928 - 2008
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1,048
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
MOUNTAINEER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 1,049
Werner Kogler
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,050
Siegfried Powolny
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1944
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,051
Othmar Karas
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 1,052
Klaus Lindenberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 1,053
Alex Manninger
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 1,054
Bedřich Šupčík
GYMNAST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 1,055
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria
Among mountaineers born in Austria, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner ranks 5. Before her are Heinrich Harrer (1912), Hermann Buhl (1924), Kurt Diemberger (1932), and Peter Habeler (1942). After her are David Lama (1990).
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 1
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 2
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3
Peter Habeler
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 5
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 6