Berg 2022 (Band 146)

Alpine topics that become the heart of the matter: the latest edition of the BERG bestseller.

Alpine themes for people who love the mountains 3905 meters: Nowhere in the working areas of the Alpine Club does it go higher than on the Ortler. MOUNTAIN 2022 dedicates the area's theme to the mighty mountain above the South Tyrolean Vinschgau. The geology of the giant is already fascinating, but the rocks and ice become really exciting when you can touch them with your hands. No one knows this better than mountain guide Olaf Reinstadler, who reports on the classic routes around Ortler and Königsspitze - and the changes they have undergone in recent years. Usually less demanding from an alpine point of view are the trails and climbs above the Ultener Valley, which leads from the Merano Basin to the Stilfserjoch National Park, which includes the central Ortler Group and is presented by its long-time director Wolfgang Platter.Mountains are unmovable, but for many they were they are also inaccessible during the Corona pandemic. And so our MountainFocus is conceivably topical, because freedom is the great promise of mountaineering. Why do we actually feel free in the mountains? Well-known authors provide very readable answers to this question - to make you think, to make you smile, to give you courage. The AI ​​researcher, robotics expert and passionate mountain climber Nico Hochgeschwender, on the other hand, thinks about the freedom of the "mountain addicts" who have to climb the mountain. From individual mountaineering we then move to the social level, to the freedom of other mountain residents, which must be respected when we encounter them on peaks and trails, but also in everyday life and on Internet forums. In the section of the same name you can find the moving read the story of the Viennese craftsman and mountain climber Reinhold Duschka, who hid two fellow Jewish citizens for four years during the Second World War. In addition, the New Zealand professional mountaineer Mayan Smith-Gobat and the mountain guide legend Peter Habeler from the Zillertal are portrayed. In the Zillertal Alps, the local "Stuansucher", mineral collectors, have been conducting joint research with geologists for centuries. This is the subject of the BergWissen section, which also includes an intriguing detective story about natural environmental toxins in the high mountains and a report from the Kalkalpen National Park in Upper Austria. Alpine destinations in Antarctica and the history of women's expeditions in the Himalayas are the topics of the BergSteigen (mountain climbing) section. But what future does travel to the "mountains of the world" actually have in times of climate change? Isn't it better to stay at home? As more people visit the Alps, the pressure there increases. There is therefore an urgent need for new forms of mobility, as Andi Dick advocates, and for measures to guide visitors, examples of which are reported from the Ammergau Alps. Finally, the Mountain Culture chapter discusses painting, photography and social media - because the media used to express the fascination with the mountains has changed. Also presented is an exciting project from the Technical University of Dortmund, which investigates abandoned ski areas, their aesthetics and perception and brings to the Alps a concept previously known from the Ruhr area: Industriekultur.Tipps: The traditionally high-quality and varied portfolio of alpine subjectsExcellent value for moneyPrice for Alpine Club members and non-members in the bookstore. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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