Alfred Horeschowsky

Alfred Horeschowsky (born May 5, 1895 in Vienna ; † December 25, 1987 there ) was an Austrian mountaineer and manufacturer of alpine equipment.

Life

Although Horeschowsky was an all-rounder as an alpinist, he devoted most of his time to rock climbing. His favorite climbing area was the Ennstal Alps , where he made several first ascents. Among the most important include the Ödsteinkarturm north-western wall, the southeast wall of the Big Book Stone and the heavy foot traffic south ridge of the Admonter Kaibling (1922). He was also able to repeat the most difficult tours of the time in the western Alps, his mountain companions were Hans Pfann and Mrs. Eleonore Noll-Hasenclever . In 1928 he and Hans Pfann first climbed the 6352 m high Illampú and the 6150 m high Chearoco in the Bolivian Andes .

His specialty was climbing difficult climbs solo (e.g. the north face of the Kleiner Zinne ) or on the descent (e.g. Hochtor north face Pfannlweg). In 1923 he carried out the first solo ascent of the Pallavicini channel on the Großglockner (it was the third ascent), where he hit 2500 steps into the ice. Also in 1923 (August 12), he and his partner Franz Piekielko attempted to climb the Matterhorn north face for the first time . They were only just below the 4,000 m mark when falling rocks and ice from the couloir forced them to cross into the Hörnligrat.

Horeschowsky was the top alpinist of the Alpine Society of the "Reichensteiner" and also a member of the prestigious Austrian Alpine Club (ÖAK).

He used his experience as an alpinist and skier in the design and production of ski jaws and ski bindings, crampons and the Horeschowsky ice ax, which was marketed and used worldwide. Backpacks, crampon bags, etc. rounded off his production program.

Individual evidence

↑ Uli Auffermann: In the shadow of the north face - triumph and tragedy on the Matterhorn, Eiger and Grand Jorasses . Bruckmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7654-5626-8 , pp. 11-12 .

literature

Kurt Maix: Mountains-Eternal Adventure. Kurt Maix tells the story of mountaineering. Vienna 1970.
Hans Pfann: Summit trips. Berlin 1941.

personal data
SURNAME	Horeschowsky, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian alpinist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1987
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Uli Auffermann: In the shadow of the north face - triumph and tragedy on the Matterhorn, Eiger and Grand Jorasses . Bruckmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7654-5626-8 , pp. 11-12 .