Max Niedermann (mountaineer)

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Max Niedermann (born December 5, 1927 in Oberbüren ) is a Swiss mountaineer and pioneer of extreme climbing in Switzerland.

Max Niedermann

Life

Max Niedermann learned machinist , was formed in management further and worked from 1957 as a manager in an engineering works in Winterthur . He started climbing at the age of 22; three years later he made his first new tours with the direct north face of the First Kreuzberg and the Altmann north-west pillar. He became a member of the Alpstein KCA climbing club , an association of extreme mountaineers from Eastern Switzerland, founded in 1948 . With rope partners from the KCA such as Seth Abderhalden , Wisi Fleischmann , Franz Anderrüthi , Peter Diener and others, between 1953 and 1980 he managed forty first ascents in the Alpstein , in the Churfirsten , on the Bockmattli , in the Rätikon and in the Bernese and Urner Alps. He also repeated the great classics in the Dolomites , the Wilder Kaiser and the Mont Blanc region .

The first ascent of the south-east face of the twin tower on Salbitschijen in 1956 attracted a great deal of attention, today's classic in the upper Vth degree was considered Switzerland's first modern granite climbing route. Many other routes by Max Niedermann have become popular classics, valued for their rock quality and the logical route guidance.

Important first ascents (selection)

  • 1953, 10.8. First Kreuzberg north face, flight route, with Hans Frommenwiler
  • 1954, May 28. Second Kreuzberg southern intersection with Seth Abderhalden
  • 1954, 12./13.8. Wetterhorn Direct north face with Seth Abderhalden
  • 1954, 6.9. Big Druze tower south pillar with Wisi Fleischmann
  • 1955, 1.5. Hundstein south intersection with Wisi Fleischmann
  • 1956, May 27. Salbitschijen twin tower southeast face with Franz Anderrüthi
  • 1956, 1./2.8. Gross Bielenhorn southwest face with Franz Anderrüthi
  • 1956, 16.9. Big Bockmattliturm direct north face with Peter Diener
  • 1957, 10./11. 6. Scheienfluh west face with Peter Diener
  • 1957, 25.8. Kingspitz north pillar with Franz Anderrüthi
  • 1959, July 15. Tällistock (2580 m) southwest face with Dietmar Ohngemach
  • 1964, 13/14 September Gray wall at the Furka Pass with Werner Sieber
  • 1965, 5.8. Winterstock southeast pillar with Werner Sieber and Ernst Renner
  • 1967, July 16. Galenstock south face with Ernst Renner
  • 1972, July 23. Gross Bielenhorn main summit southwest pillar with Bruno Nedela and H. Tischhauser
  • 1978, September 17. Gray wall Red panels with Eugen Näf
  • 1980, August 24. Bergseeschijen Direct east face with Pankraz Hauser

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Climbing on the gray wall on allgaeu-plaisir.de
personal data
SURNAME Niedermann, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss mountaineer
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberbueren