Hans Schwanda
Hans Schwanda (born August 3, 1904 in Vienna ; † June 25, 1983 ibid) was an Austrian alpinist and non-fiction author on mountain and ski tours.
Life
As the first Austrian after the end of the war in 1945, Hans Schwanda organized and led a high mountain expedition to the Caucasus , with which he also contributed to an east-west international understanding on a mountaineering level. For his achievements he received the Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria .
In 1949 he founded a specialty shop for traditional mountain sports (including ski touring ) and weatherproof clothing in the center of Vienna , in which he continued to work well into old age.
Schwanda wrote several books about mountain and ski tours, as well as many reports and stories about them.
Quotes
- "The greatest art in mountaineering is that you also get old."
Works
- The German mountain and ski song , Vienna 1935
- Ski-Heil! , Vienna 1950
- Skiing happiness from the Vienna Woods to the Dachstein , Vienna 1965
- Skiing luck in the Tauern , Salzburg 1967
- The cheerful climbing guild , Salzburg, Stuttgart, Zurich 1973
- Distant mountains, alluring destinations , Salzburg, Stuttgart, Zurich 1973
- He and she ski , Salzburg, Stuttgart, Zurich 1974
- The Gesäuse , Munich 1990
literature
- Christian Fastl: Schwanda, Johann. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
Web links
- History of the company foundation ( Memento from April 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Literature by and about Hans Schwanda in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schwanda, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian alpinist and non-fiction author on mountain and ski tours |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1983 |
Place of death | Vienna |