Keyword: DAV

Every year, the German Alpine Club (DAV), together with the climbing gym association KLEVER, publishes an analysis of accident data from climbing and bouldering gyms in Germany and Austria. The causes of accidents and injury patterns for the reporting year 2025 are presented at a glance.

Good news for ski mountaineering fans: The discipline will remain on the program for the 2030 Winter Olympics and will be expanded to include an individual category. The German Alpine Club (DAV) is delighted – after the crisis within its own squad in the spring, its focus is now on the future.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina will feature ski mountaineering as a medal event for the first time. This further increases the number of mountain sports at the Olympics.

This year's Jennerstier race in Berchtesgaden featured not only the premier individual event, but also the German Championship title and the Junior World Championship title. Nearly 500 athletes competed in Germany's most demanding ski mountaineering race over the weekend.

Sebastian Depke is one of the most important figures in the development of para climbing in Germany. In this interview, the 40-year-old talks about the sport's long journey to the big stage in Los Angeles and explains what the successful bid for the Paralympic Games has to do with his own abrupt end to his competitive climbing career – and why he won't be bored in the future.

Alma Bestvater has retired from international competitive climbing after more than twelve years. In this interview, the bouldering specialist from Weimar talks about what has shaped her career in the sport – and what problems competitive climbing still needs to address.

On July 5 and 6, 2025, the first official open German Paraclimbing Championship will take place at the DAV Climbing Center in Augsburg – a milestone for inclusive climbing.

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.