Climbing veterans: Still active in the vertical at 82 and 84 years old

Klaus Hoi and Hugo Stelzig from Ennstal have been an inseparable rope team for 60 years and are known for their many daring first ascents. In the Bergwelten documentary "Der Grimming - Mons Styriae altissimus" the two reveal one of their as yet unpublished climbing routes on their local mountain.

Even though the Grimming is not one of the most famous peaks in Austria, this program shows that it is still one of the most attractive. Bergwelten accompanies interesting people around the gigantic mountain range.

Among those portrayed are Klaus Hoi and Hugo Stelzig from Ennstal, who have been an inseparable rope team for 60 years. They are known for their many daring first ascents. The climbing veterans have declared themselves willing to reveal a previously unpublished climbing route to the local brothers Hannes and Stefan Leitner. 

Video: Mountain worlds with the Enntal veterans Klaus Hoi and Hugo Sterzig

Bergwelten Servus TV The Grimming with Klaus Hoi and Hugo Stelzig

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