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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.

Free livestream talk by Alexander Huber

Extreme climber Alexander Huber will give a live stream lecture on YouTube on Thursday, April 09th, from 20.30:22.00 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

Calling up the Alpine associations: no mountain tours, no climbing or bouldering and no ski tours

The Alpine clubs in Switzerland, Germany and Austria call for no mountain tours and no climbing or bouldering.

More and more city dwellers go to the alpine clubs

Over 573 people are now members of the Austrian Alpine Association ÖAV. The members of the German Alpine Association DAV have also more than doubled since 000. Both clubs gained an above-average number of members from the urban and non-Alpine populations. In Vienna alone, the Alpine Club counts an impressive 2000 in 2018...

This is Germany's focus team for Tokyo 2020

At the summer games in Tokyo 2020 climbing is represented for the first time at an Olympiad. The German Alpine Club has now defined who he sends in the women's and men's race for the coveted starting places.

These reversing chains are potentially dangerous

A FIXE deflection chain breaks again. DAV safety research recommends replacing previously installed chains from the manufacturer with the "INOX" mark or...

Historic low in fatal accidents

The German Alpine Association publishes the mountain accident statistics for 2016. Never before have there been so few fatal accidents, but there have been many rescues of uninjured mountaineers. Good news from the...

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