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New Book Publishes One of Laura Dahlmeier’s Final Interviews

The release centers on her mindset of pushing limits, from Hochfilzen glory to high‑altitude ambitions.

Overview

  • Bock auf Biathlon, a collection by journalist Taufig Khalil released Nov. 5, features Dahlmeier’s posthumous interview from a May meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen alongside conversations with biathlon greats.
  • Excerpts recount the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen, where she collapsed from exhaustion after the relay and described entering a survival mode.
  • Despite objections from the team doctor and coach, she insisted on starting the mass start, telling them she knew her body and “carried the risk,” and then secured a fifth gold.
  • She describes climbing Nepal’s Ama Dablam twice within three days in autumn 2024, deciding, “I go again, and I go alone,” in what reports call an unintended world record.
  • Coverage reiterates her July 2025 death after rockfall on Laila Peak in Pakistan, with her family later saying there is no chance to recover her remains.