Andreas Hofmann (climber)

Andreas "Andi" Hofmann (born April 20, 1967 in Nuremberg ) is a German climber and climbing trainer. He became known in particular in the 1990s for the first ascent of difficult routes and boulders in Franconian Switzerland .

He looks after the Bavarian squad and is a member of the federal teaching team for sport climbing at the German Alpine Club . He is the author of several articles and a book on climbing technique and bouldering training.

First ascents

Routes

• Rival ( UIAA 10- ), 1989
• Master Blaster ( UIAA 10- / 10 ), 1994

Boulder

• Lunar eclipse ( Fb.8a + ), 1996
• Pump gun, (Fb.8b Traverse), 1995
• Coxa Distorta (color 8b / 8b + traverse), 1996

Fonts

• Better bouldering. tmms, Korb 2007, ISBN 978-3-930650-21-7 .

literature

• Kurt Albert: Fight Gravity. Climbing in the Franconian Jura. tmms, Korb 2005, ISBN 3-930650-15-0 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Andreas Hofmann in the catalog of the German National Library