Nanga Parbat, Rupal (South) Face Reconnaissance. The Germans, Karl M. Herrligkoffer, Toni Kinshofer, Gerhard Haller and Klaus Scheck, re- connoitered the Rupal face of Nanga Parbat, finding an avalanche-free route to their projected site for Camp I at 16,400 feet on the western portion of the wall. They also climbed Rupal Peak (19,590 feet). They plan to return to attempt the climb in 1965.