Uplifting moments

Mountaineer sets his sights on the Pannonian “Seven Summits”

On June 2, 2005, Hans Goger conquered Mount Everest single-handedly and hoisted the Burgenland flag on the highest peak in the world.(Bild: Team Goger)

Hans Goger has conquered the highest peaks in the world. These days, the mountaineer looks back on particularly uplifting moments, some of which have been overshadowed by tragedy. A tour to the Pannonian "Seven Summits" is in preparation. Anyone can accompany the extreme sportsman on the last stretch of the route. 

Hans Goger has already experienced a lot. On Wednesday 18 years ago, the alpine globetrotter stood on Shisha Pangma, which rises to an imposing 8027 meters. "Only the main summit is the true summit, incidentally the 14th highest on our globe," says the mountaineer. One of his three-man expedition did not make it to the summit. On May 3, 1997, Hans Goger was the first and still the only (!) Burgenlander to conquer an eight-thousander - a sometimes painful experience.