Heinz Kittner
Heinz Kittner (born October 14, 1928 in Radeberg ; † January 11, 2012 in Sebnitz ) was a mountaineer from Radeberg in Saxony .
Life
Kittner climbed exactly 12,000 peaks in 60 years , including all of the peaks in Saxon Switzerland . He left his name in more than 1300 summit books of the GDR and climbed all 13 over 2500 meter high peaks of the Carpathian Mountains in Romania .
He made an important contribution to climbing safety in the 1950s when he and a number of other mountaineers developed the Radeberger hook , which is still used to rescue people who have had an accident today.
Web links
- Note in the bulletin of the Saxon Mountaineering Association (PDF file; 2.25 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice, in: Sächsische Zeitung, January 14, 2012
- ↑ Obituary ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the bulletin of the Saxon Mountaineering Association: The New Saxon Mountaineer Issue 1/2012 (PDF; 2.1 MB)
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| SURNAME | Kittner, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radeberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Sebnitz |