Erich Abram

Erich Abram (born June 13, 1922 in Sterzing ; † January 16, 2017 in Bozen ) was a South Tyrolean alpinist .

Erich Abram with Walter Bonatti, K2 - 1954

Abram was born in Sterzing, but grew up in Bolzano. During fascism he attended a catacomb school . In the option he chose the German Reich . In 1942 he had to serve on the Eastern Front as a soldier , and after the end of the war he was taken prisoner . He did not return to South Tyrol until 1948. There he quickly made a name for himself as a mountaineer . In the Dolomites he made many first ascents , for example on the Großer Zinne , Piz Ciavazes or the Rotwand . His reputation enabled him to be the only South Tyrolean to take part in the Italian expedition to K2 in 1954 . In the following first ascent of the eight-thousander by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli , he played a decisive role. In later years, Abram flew numerous rescue missions as a helicopter pilot. In addition, his commitment was to train mountain rescuers and mountain guides . For his services he received honorary memberships in the Alpine Club South Tyrol and in the Club Alpino Italiano as well as the honorary citizenship of his hometown Bolzano.

literature

Augusto Golin: Erich Abram: Un alpinista bolzanino. A mountaineer from Bolzano . Bolzano 2012
Peter A. Seebacher: A happy life . In: ff - Südtiroler Wochenmagazin , No. 4, 2017, pp. 38–40
Luis Vonmetz: Life is the only adventure . In: Experience the Mountains - Magazine of the Alpine Association South Tyrol, 01/17, pp. 46–47
"The best thing in life is climbing" . In: Dolomites , January 18, 2017, p. 16

personal data
SURNAME	Abram, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian alpinist (South Tyrol)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 13, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sterzing
DATE OF DEATH	January 16, 2017
Place of death	Bolzano