Known as the "Killer Mountain", Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the eight-thousanders for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century; since that time it has been less so, though still an extremely serious climb. It is also an immense, dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain. <br />The core of Nanga Parbat is a long ridge trending southwest-northeast. The ridge is an enormous bulk of ice and rock. It has three faces, Diamir face, Rakhiot and Rupal. <br />In 1970 the brothers Günther and Reinhold Messner reached the summit via a direct route on the huge, difficult Rupal Face; this was the third ascent of the mountain. <br />Nanga Parbat has never been climbed in winter. <br />17 février 1980 : première ascension hivernale d'un sommet de plus de 8 000 mètres par une expédition polonaise composée de Leszek Cichy et Krzysztof Wielicki. <br />1986 - Première ascension hivernale, le 11 janvier, par Krzysztof Wielicki et Jerzy Kukuczka lors d'une expédition polonaise.
