Florian Riegler

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Florian Riegler (born January 2, 1982 ) is an Italian extreme climber and filmmaker .

Life

Riegler started sport climbing at the age of 13 . In 2004 he took part in the first ascent of the "Zwergenkönig" (400 meters) on the Rotwand ( rose garden group ). The route could not be repeated by any rope team until today. In 2010 a first winter ascent of the route "Schachmatt" M10 +, 55 °, 1000 meters at the Königspitze ( Ortler group ) with Martin Riegler followed.

In 2007 he won the Italian championships in ice climbing and climbs 8c + in Arco with "Caudio Cafè". In 2012 he played Reinhold Messner in the film Messner . In the same year, Riegler and his brother organized an expedition to Pakistan, where they managed the first ascent of the 4,950 m high Kako Peak. In 2013 he undertook the first ascent of the modern classic “Coyote” 5.12a on the Pfattner walls. In 2015 he doubled Josh Brolin in the Hollywood film Everest .

Riegler is also a farmer on the family farm with vineyards and orchards in Bolzano . He is married and has two children.

Awards

  • 2004 Alpine sponsorship award from the Alpine Club of South Tyrol
  • 2013 Paolo Consiglio Prize from the Italian Alpine Club CAI in Turin for the first ascent of Kako Peak

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Against the wall , Der Tagesspiegel, September 27, 2012
  2. ↑ Martin e Florian Riegler vincono il premio Paolo Consiglio Montanga, June 4, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Riegler, Florian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian extreme climber and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1982