Berg 2023 (Band 147)

“Greater seclusion from the world cannot be found on any other mountain peak than on the Wildspitze.” These words were recorded by the geographer Anton von Ruthner after his ascent of the highest peak of the Ötztal Alps in 1861. Today, the Wildspitze, a proud 3,768 meters high, is one of the most popular three-thousanders in the country. In BergWelten, the major area theme of the Alpine Club yearbook BERG 2023, everything revolves around Austria's second highest mountain, whose "world isolation" is long a thing of the past. The people at the foot of the mountain do not regret this.
BergFokus highlights a mountain sports equipment whose rapid rise began about 40 years ago: the mountain bike. Since then it has brought the Alpine Club many enthusiastic users - and lively discussions, because pedestrians and cyclists now meet on the paths and in the huts. Can that work? And what makes mountain climbing so fascinating and fun?
The BergSteigen section provides an overview of international mountaineering events and discusses which achievements in mountaineering are worth recording and highlighting. BergMenschen brings exceptional personalities to the stage, such as the Vorarlberg "trad climbing queen" Barbara Zangerl or the Nepalese 8000m record man Nirmal Purja. BergWissen shows the challenges currently facing glacier research and reports on the disappearance of traditional alpine agriculture. BergKultur takes an ironic look at the subtle difference between skiing and skiing. It's hard to believe the profound cultural differences this reveals.

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