German Alpine Club
Encyclopedia
| Founded | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Address | Munich |
| Branches | 354 |
| Members | 815,000 |
| Club established for | Mountaineers Mountaineering Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists... |
| Home Page | www.alpenverein.de |
The German Alpine Club or DAV is the largest climbing association
Alpine Club
The first Alpine Club, founded in London in 1857, was once described as:Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate alpine huts and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment...
in the world and the eighth largest sports union in Germany. It is organised into 354 legally independent branches with a total of around 815,000 members. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, the responsible body for sport and competition climbing, hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
, mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
, hill walking, ice climbing
Ice climbing
Ice climbing, as the term indicates, is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations. Usually, ice climbing refers to roped and protected climbing of features such as icefalls, frozen waterfalls, and cliffs and rock slabs covered with ice refrozen from flows of water. For the purposes of...
and mountain expeditions as well as ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...
.
Sources
- Anneliese Gidl: Alpenverein. Die Städter entdecken die Alpen. Der Deutsche und Österreichische Alpenverein von der Gründung bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges. Böhlau, Wien u. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-205-77668-0. (Rezension)
- Nicholas Mailänder: Im Zeichen des Edelweiß. Die Geschichte Münchens als Bergsteigerstadt. Zürich 2006.
- Rainer Amstädter: Der Alpinismus. Kultur, Organisation, Politik. Wien 1996.
External links
- Official website of the German Alpine Club
- Overview of the branches of the DAV
- Official website of the youth division of German Alpine Club (JDAV)
- Alpinism in the Hitler State
- http://alpenverein.de/template_loader.php?tplpage_id=165&id=1124&mode=details#listEntry1124 The Danube land affair of the DuOeAV: The darkest chapter of our club history (select: Donaulandaffäre)