Christian Hlade

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Christian Hlade (born July 1, 1964 in Graz ) is an Austrian entrepreneur and author .

Christian Hlade at the 2015 Josef Krainer Prize

Life

Christian Hlade studied architecture at TU Graz . Extensive trekking trips during his studies took him to the Himalayan region of Ladakh, among others . As a diploma thesis for his architecture studies, he designed a "village school in Ladakh". In 1994 Hlade founded the association "Friends of Lingshed", which took over sponsorships and teachers' fees to support the education of children in the village of Lingshed .

In 2000, Hlade organized and directed the construction of the school he designed in Lingshed. To finance his stay, he founded the travel company Weltweitwandern , which has since developed into a leading provider of hiking and trekking trips in Austria with regard to sustainable tourism and social responsibility.

After the earthquake in Nepal in 2015 , in which a children's home near Kathmandu supported by Weltweitwandern was destroyed, Hlade founded the association “Weltweitwandern hilft!”, Which used donations to rebuild the children's home. “Worldwide hiking works!” Supports further education and empowerment projects in Nepal and Morocco as well as integration projects in Austria.

In 2016 Christian Hlade's first book “Hiking works. Going your own way & making life's dreams come true ” published by Braumüller, a publisher in Vienna . The book consists of an autobiographical section and an advisory section on travel and life topics. In 2019 "The Big Book of Hiking" followed with a foreword by mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner .

Awards

  • In 2014 Christian Hlade was named one of the "Styrians of the Decade" by the readers of the Styrian daily newspaper Kleine Zeitung for his social commitment and his entrepreneurial achievements.
  • In 2015 he received the Styrian Josef Krainer Prize for social commitment.

Books

  • Hiking works. Go your own way & make your dreams come true. Verlag Braumüller: Vienna 2016. ISBN 978-3-99100-198-0 .
  • The big book about hiking. All the tips & tricks to ensure that you have a successful encounter with nature, other cultures and yourself. Verlag Braumüller: Vienna 2019. ISBN 978-3-99100-302-1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] Program information on the Ö1 program “Thoughts” from January 6, 2017, accessed on March 27, 2017
  2. ↑ [2] Detail.de - architectural and construction portal, accessed on April 6, 2017
  3. ↑ [3] Homepage of the "Friends of Lingshed" association, accessed on April 6, 2017
  4. ↑ [4] "Wiener Zeitung" from August 31, 2012, accessed on April 6, 2017
  5. ↑ [5] Homepage of the association “Weltweitwandern haben!”, Accessed on April 6, 2017
  6. ↑ [6] Article in the "Kleine Zeitung" from November 20, 2014, accessed on April 6, 2017
  7. ↑ [7] Press release from the Styrian Media Center, accessed on April 6, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Hlade, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian entrepreneur and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz