Nanga
parbat
(Michael Geisler)
King of Mountains
The Nanga Parbat, literally Naked Mountain, and also known as Killer Mountain is
one of the largest and most dangerous mountains in the West Himalayas. At a
height of 8125m it is the ninth highest mountain in the world. It was climbed for the
first time in 1953. The composer describes the picturesque but highly dangerous
acent of this 'King of the Mountains' A very rewarding work for the middle level band.