Hans Dülfer
Johannes Emil "Hans" Dülfer (born May 23, 1892 in Barmen (today Wuppertal ), † June 15, 1915 near Arras ) was a German mountaineer .
Dülfer studied medicine in Munich from 1911 , then switched to law and later to philosophy. The proximity of the Alps tempted the Wuppertal to make 50 first ascents within four years, mainly in the Kaiser Mountains and in the Rosengarten .
- 1911 Dülfer chimney at the Totenkirchl
- 1912 Meat Bank -Eastwand
- 1913 Dülfer crack of the meat bank (single-handedly)
- 1913 Totenkirchl west wall
Dülfer developed new alpine techniques such as the Dülfer seat for abseiling . The Piaz technique is named after him in the French and Italian language areas .
He fell during the First World War in the Loretto Battle of Arras, exactly three years to the day after the first ascent of the east face of the Fleischbank.
According to him, which is Dülferstraße in Munich named.
literature
- Fritz Schmitt : Dülfer, Hans. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 159 ( digitized version ).
- Fritz Schmitt: Hans Dülfer - Mountaineer Markstein Legend, Alpine Classics Vol. 2 . Munich: Bruckmann, 1985. ISBN 3-76542044-1
Web links
- Personal folder on Hans Dülfer (PDF) in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)
- Totenkirchl-Westwand - Hans Dülfer's most difficult climbing route in the Wilder Kaiser
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journal of the Austrian and German Alpine Club, Vol. 48. Jg. 1917, Das Kaisergebirge, p. 57
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dülfer, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dülfer, Johannes Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barmen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1915 |
| Place of death | near Arras , France |