Hans Hödl

Hans Hödl (married Hödl-Ganster, born January 18, 1937 in Graz ; † November 9, 2019 in Graz ) was an Austrian mountaineer, hiking expert and photographer .

biography

Hödl studied philosophy and theology and then worked as a lecturer at Styria Verlag . As a later publishing director, he built up the illustrated book, hiking and mountain books division. He also worked for ten years as a lecturer at the University of Graz . He taught his specialty in publishing.

From 1973 to 1993 he wrote the weekly column Auf Schusters Rappen in the Kleine Zeitung . The topic was hiking, which was his passion until the end. In his hiking books he described tours that he went himself and gave multivision lectures.

He lived in Graz.

Publications

• 70 selected hikes in Styria . Auf Schusters Rappen Volume 1, 2nd edition, Styria, Graz 1979, 1985, ISBN 3-222-11184-7 .
• 100 new hikes in Styria. Auf Schusters Rappen Volume 2, 2nd edition, Styria, Graz 1985, ISBN 3-222-11534-6 .
• with Wim van der Kallen (pictures): Endangered paradises. Natural landscapes in Austria. Styria, Graz 1985, ISBN 3-222-11602-4 .
• Mountain experience Styria. Styria, Graz 1989, ISBN 3-222-11881-7 .
• The best of on shoemaker's pony. With new tours. Styria, Graz 1991, ISBN 3-222-12012-9 .
• with Robert Wurst, Werner Rachoy: On Austria's great paths. The long-distance hiking trails 01-10. 2nd improved edition, Styria, Graz 1984, 1991, ISBN 3-222-11540-0 .
• with Norbert Hausegger: The Hochschwab . Mountaineers tell of the past. Styria, Graz 1993, ISBN 3-222-12219-9 .
• From the Dachstein to the wine country. New wonderful tours on the Dachstein, in the Tauern and to the high alpine pastures. Styria, Graz 1998, ISBN 3-222-12572-4 .
• Hiking experience in Vienna's local mountains . Gutenstein Alps , Schneeberg , Rax , Schneealpe , Semmering . NP-Buchverlag, St. Pölten 1999, ISBN 3-85326-109-4 .
• Hiking experience Hochschwab and Hohe Veitsch . Alpine pastures, summit trails, huts. NP-Buchverlag, St. Pölten 2003, ISBN 3-85326-130-2 .
• Mountain experience Schladminger Tauern . The paths to the peaks, alpine pastures, mountain lakes and huts. Leykam, Graz 2006, ISBN 3-85489-128-8 .
• Mountain experience Wölzer, Rottenmanner , Triebener Tauern and Seckau Alps . The paths to the peaks, alpine pastures, mountain lakes and huts. Steirische Verlagsgesellschaft, Graz 2008, ISBN 978-3-85489-149-9 .
• Hiking experience Dead Mountains . Summits, huts, lakes. 3rd updated edition, Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten 2008, ISBN 978-3-7017-3080-3 .
• Adventure hikes in Styria. To alpine pastures, huts, mountain lakes and gorges. Steirische Verlagsgesellschaft, Graz 2011, ISBN 978-3-85489-164-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Hödl in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Part for Hans Hödl . Retrieved November 16, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b} Robert Engele: The dozen is now full . Kleine Zeitung , April 6, 2011, accessed June 16, 2020 .  .
3. ↑ ^{a b} Adventure hikes . In: Small newspaper . Retrieved September 29, 2011.