Irmgard Braun
Irmgard Braun (born February 25, 1952 in Munich ) is a German climber and book author.
Life
She grew up in Baden-Württemberg , studied mathematics and fine arts and became a high school teacher. She started climbing seriously when she was about thirty; in the 1980s she was one of the best German sport climbers. You can make first ascents in the Upper Danube Valley (Kater Garfield, difficulty level VIII (UIAA) , 1984) and also high alpine routes such as the Les Droites north face and the Solleder guide in the Civetta north west face. As a result of a knee damage, she concentrated on shorter routes and approaches and started as a member of the German national sport climbing team in national (1991 1st place Stuttgart Sport Climbing Cup) and international competitions. She gave up her teaching post and moved to Munich to work as an editor for Alpin-Magazin . She then moved to Süddeutscher Verlag Medien-Service , where she worked as an editor for various specialist magazines. After her time as an editor, she started writing books.
family
Irmgard Braun is married to Andreas Dick, editor of the Alpine Club magazine “Panorama” , and has a daughter.
Books
- Non-fiction:
- "Climbing - but safe": Basic knowledge of sport climbing and bouldering (co-author Gerd Heidorn), Südwest-Verlag , Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3517069753
- Novels:
- Irmgard Braun: Never dead again - Mord am Gardasee , Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-7633-7067-2
- Irmgard Braun: Courageous, but dead - Mord am Grödner Joch , Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-7633-7070-2
- Irmgard Braun: Missed - Monika Trautner's 1st case , Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7633-7077-1
- Irmgard Braun: Betrayed - Monika Trautner's 2nd case , Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-7633-7078-8
- Irmgard Braun: Death on the Alpspitze , Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-7633-7080-1
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Irmgard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German climber and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |