Paul Grohmann
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n mountaineer and writer.
Biography
Gorhmann was born in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Grohmann was a pioneer in exploring technically challenging mountains and is thought to have made more first ascents of Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Splügen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line.-Geography:The...
summits than anyone else. Among these are the four highest summits in the Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
. In 1862, Grohman, Friedrich Simony and Edmund von Mojsvár
Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar
Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar was an Austro-Hungarian geologist and palaeontologist.Mojsvar was the son of the surgeon Georg Mojsisovics von Mojsvar . He was born at Vienna...
founded the Austrian Alpine Club. This was the second mountaineering club in the world, following the founding of the British Alpine Club
Alpine Club (UK)
The Alpine Club was founded in London in 1857 and was probably the world's first mountaineering club. It is UK mountaineering's acknowledged 'senior club'.-History:...
in 1857.
In 1875 he published a detailed map of the Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
(Karte der Dolomit-Alpen) and, in 1877, the travel book Wanderungen in den Dolomiten, which significantly stimulated mountain tourism in the area.
In his honor, the as yet unclimbed Sasso di Levante in the Langkofel
Langkofel
The Langkofel is a mountain in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy....
Dolomites
Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
was renamed Grohmannspitze in 1875. The west peak of the Kellerspitzen in the Carnic Alps
Carnic Alps
The Carnic Alps are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in East Tyrol, Carinthia, South Tyrol and Friuli . They extend from east to west for about between the Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy.They are named after the Roman...
, which he first-acended in 1868, is also known as Grohmannspitze. Already in 1898, 10 years before his death, the town of Urtijëi
Urtijëi
Urtijëi is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps...
erected a monument to honor his many first ascents in the Dolomites. Since 1984 there is a Grohmann street in Vienna's Donaustadt
Donaustadt
Donaustadt is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria .Donaustadt is the eastern fourth of Vienna.- Geography :The Donaustadt district is in the northeast part of Vienna and is the largest of the districts in area, occupying about one-quarter of the Vienna city area, 102.24 km².It borders the...
district.
He died in Vienna in 1908.
First ascents
Among the many peaks he and his guides were the first to ascent are:- Hochalmspitze in the Hohe TauernHohe TauernThe Hohe Tauern or High Tauern are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian state of Salzburg with Carinthia and East Tyrol, while a small part in the southwest belongs...
(15 August 1859) with guides "Lenzbauer" and Franz Moidele. - Tofana di MezzoTofanaTofana may refer to:* Tofana di Mezzo , Tofana di Dentro , and Tofana di Rozes , three of the highest peaks of the Tofane mountain group in Italy...
in the DolomitesDolomitesThe Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
29 August 1863), with the guide Francesco Lacedelli - AntelaoAntelaoMonte Antelao is the highest mountain in the eastern Dolomites in northeastern Italy, southeast of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the region of Cadore. It is known as the "King of the Dolomites"...
(Dolomites) (18 September 1863) with guides Francesco and Alessandro Lacedelli and Matteo Ossi - BoespitzePiz BoèPiz Boè is the main peak of the Sella-Group a mountain-range in the Dolomites, Italy. It has an elevation of .-External links:**...
(Dolomites) (30 July 1864) with G. Irschara (though previously climbed by hunters) - Tofana di RozesTofanaTofana may refer to:* Tofana di Mezzo , Tofana di Dentro , and Tofana di Rozes , three of the highest peaks of the Tofane mountain group in Italy...
(Dolomites) (29 August 1864) with Francesco Lacedelli, Angelo Dimai and Santo Siorpaes - Sorapis (Dolomites) (16 September 1864) with Francesco Lacedelli and Angelo Dimai
- MarmoladaMarmoladaMarmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites ....
(Dolomites) (28 September 1864) with guides Angelo and Fulgentio Dimai - HochfeilerHochfeilerThe Hochfeiler is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.- References :* Heinrich Klier, Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen, Rother Verlag München , ISBN 3-7633-1269-2...
(Zillertal AlpsZillertal AlpsThe Zillertal Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. The range is named after the Zillertal on its north....
) (24 Juli 1865) with the guides Josele Samer and Peter Fuchs - Monte Cristallo (Dolomites) (14 September 1865), with guides Santo Siorpaes and Angelo Dimai
- Hohe Warte (Carnic AlpsCarnic AlpsThe Carnic Alps are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in East Tyrol, Carinthia, South Tyrol and Friuli . They extend from east to west for about between the Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy.They are named after the Roman...
) (30 September 1865) with Nicolò Sottocorona and "the farmer Hofer" - OlpererOlpererThe Olperer is a 3,476 metre high mountain in the Zillertal Alps in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It is the main summit on the Tux Crest and is often crossed in the summer as climbers transit from the Olperer Hut to the Geraer Hut. It was first climbed on 10 September 1867 along the...
(Zillertal Alps) (10 September 1867) with guides Josele Samer and Gainer Jackele - Kellerwand (Carnic Alps) (14 July 1968) with Josef Moser and Peter Salcher
- Dreischusterspitze (Dolomites) (18 July 1869) with guides Peter Salcher and Franz Innerkofler
- LangkofelLangkofelThe Langkofel is a mountain in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy....
(Dolomites) (13 August 1869) with guides Peter Salcher and Franz Innerkofler - Große Zinne (Dolomites) (20 August 1869), with guides Franz Innerkofler and Peter Salcher