Matthias Gäbler
Matthias Gäbler (born September 23, 1949 , † September 23, 2009 near Hohnstein ) was a German climber and mountaineer .
In the 1970s and 1980s, Gäbler was one of the most famous climbers in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains , along with Bernd Arnold . He succeeded in numerous first ascents with a high degree of difficulty . These included the White Smoke (IXc) at the Free Tower and the South Face Route (IXc) at the Kreuzturm in the Affensteinen in 1984 . In 1986, Gäbler climbed through another IXc for the first time at the Osterspitze am Brand with the dance of nerves .
The graduate engineer for electrical engineering worked for the German Alpine Club as a rock climbing trainer.
The mountain climber from Hohnstein had a fatal accident at his own birthday party at the Gautsch grotto in Saxon Switzerland, named after Karl Gautsch . As a result of a misstep, he fell down a five meter high wall.
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- Hartmut Landgraf: Mourning for top mountaineers from Hohnstein . In: Saxon newspaper . September 25, 2009.
- Thomas Willenberg: Nekrolog Matthias Gäbler “Beyond Much” . In: Sächsischer Bergsteigerbund (Hrsg.): The new Saxon mountain climber . tape 20 , no. 4 , December 2009, p. 5 ( bergsteigerbund.de [PDF; 1.1 MB ]).
- Several deaths in tragic mountain accidents. In: Alpin's website . September 30, 2009, accessed June 16, 2020 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gäbler, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German climber and mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1949 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 2009 |
| Place of death | Mockery |