Keyword: German Alpine Club

DAV responds to Megos' appeal for donations for national team

Because the German Alpine Association (DAV) postponed increased funding for its national team for a year, Alex Megos launched a fundraising campaign for the athletes last week. Now the DAV is also speaking out.

The DAV national team lacks money – appeal for donations from Megos

The German Alpine Skiing Association (DAV) national team is short of funds for World Cup participation and training expenses. The athletes, including Alex Megos, are launching a fundraising appeal.

German Alpine Association continues to grow

The German Alpine Association grew by 2024 percent to a total of 3,30 million members in 1,57. As a major civil society actor, the DAV is also making eight demands to the future government for the 2025 federal election.

Depression in Fatal Accidents | Mountain accident statistics 2021

The mountain accident statistics of the German Alpine Association continue a pleasing trend for 2021: Accidents and emergencies among DAV members have fallen by a quarter compared to the previous year and have thus reached a new low. One of the most common causes of accidents was falling while hiking.

DAV and Rother Bergverlag publish 100 guides | for free

Together with Rother Bergverlag, the German Alpine Club has digitized more than 100 Alpine Club guides with a total of 45.000 pages. Probably the most famous reference works in the Eastern Alps are now available for download free of charge.

Alex Megos: 9c is not the limit in climbing

In a short film by the German Alpine Club, Alex Megos talks about his passion for climbing and his ambitions on rocks and plastic.

Broken hook on the Ammerthaler Wand: cause investigated

On July 29, 2020, a hook broke out at a top rope stand on the Ammerthaler Wand in the Franconian Jura. The IG Climbing Frankenjura, Fichtelgebirge and Bavarian Forest eV is now publishing the results of an investigation.

Andreas Lindner from DAV Expedkader member died in a fatal accident

On June 29, Andreas Lindner, a member of the DAV expedition squad, had a fatal accident in the Mont Blanc massif when approaching the west wall of Dru.

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