Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Photo

From: Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Coming to NYU Skirball

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and National Geographic Live are pleased to present Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman to scale the earth's 14 highest mountain peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen, in an adventure-packed multimedia presentation titled K2: Danger and Desire on the Savage Mountain at NYU Skirball Center on February 23 at 7:30 p.m. Kaltenbrunner will share the dramatic story of how she prepared for and triumphed on K2, the world's second highest mountain, told with breathtaking photos and video from the roof of the world. Scroll down for a sneak peek at Kaltenbrunner in action!