Emil Solleder

Emil Solleder (born August 23, 1899 in Munich ; † July 27, 1931 on the Meije ) was a German extreme climber and mountain guide .

Life

Emil Solleder was born on August 23, 1899 in Munich. He grew up in simple circumstances and completed an apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. In the First World War Emil Solleder was drafted into the army. After the end of the war he worked as a locksmith. At the age of twenty-two he wanted to take up his dream job as a mountain guide and from then on worked as a helper in refuges and as manager of a distillery in the Kitzbühel mountains . In 1925 he received authorization as a mountain guide. Within a few years he became one of the best known and most sought-after guides in the Eastern Alps .

Emil Solleder was also a successful cross-country skier . In 1926 he won the Bavarian 35-kilometer cross-country skiing and also achieved remarkable performances in the 50-kilometer run on Holmenkollen . At the FIS races of 1927 , which were later recognized as the 4th Nordic World Ski Championships , he reached the impressive 13th place in cross-country skiing over 18 km in Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 5th . Since he was also authorized as a ski instructor, he also worked as a trainer for the Kempten Jäger Battalion, which was victorious on skis .

Emil Solleder had a fatal accident on July 27, 1931 when, when crossing the Meije, an abseil block broke out and he fell 600 meters over the south wall. He was buried in St. Jakob am Arlberg .

climber

Emil Solleder is especially famous for the following first ascents:

• August 1, 1925: Furchetta north face together with Fritz Wiessner ( VI- )
• August 7, 1925: Civetta north-west face together with Gustav Lettenbauer ( VI ). The development of the first guide in the 6th degree of difficulty in the Dolomites in the more than 1000 meter high northwest face of the Civetta was a milestone in alpinism.
• September 6, 1926: Sass-Maor -Estwand together with Franz Kummer ( VI )

literature

• Mountaineer , June 1984

Web links

• Written material from the historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol:
  • Personal folder (1) for Emil Solleder (collection of materials). Historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, accessed on May 13, 2019 . 
  • Personal folder (2) for Emil Solleder (collection of materials). Historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, accessed on May 13, 2019 . 
  • Personal folder (3) for Emil Solleder (collection of materials). Historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, accessed on May 13, 2019 . 
• Milestones in climbing history
• Literature by and about Emil Solleder in the catalog of the German National Library