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Posthumous Interview Reveals Laura Dahlmeier’s Drive From Biathlon Glory to High‑Risk Climbing

The newly published Bock auf Biathlon presents one of her last conversations that links her 2017 collapse to later Himalayan ambitions.

Overview

  • Journalist Taufig Khalil’s book Bock auf Biathlon was released on November 5 and includes an interview with Dahlmeier recorded on May 6 alongside voices from other biathlon figures.
  • Dahlmeier recounts extreme exhaustion at the 2017 Hochfilzen World Championships, collapsing after the individual and relay races before arguing to start the mass start against medical advice.
  • She says she trusted her bodily judgment from mountaineering, secured a deal to stop if necessary, and then won another gold in the final race.
  • Her account describes two ascents of Ama Dablam in three days in autumn 2024 followed by a solo climb, which she characterizes as an unintended “world record,” a claim not independently verified in the reporting.
  • Coverage reiterates that Dahlmeier died on July 28, 2025 after a rockfall on Laila Peak in Pakistan and that her family has confirmed her body will remain on the mountain.