Michael Hoffmann (Author)
Michael Hoffmann (* August 1955 ) is a German mountaineer, mountain and ski guide and trainer. He is the author of several specialist books on the subject of sport climbing , some of which are considered a standard work or bestseller .
Life
Michael Hoffmann studied geology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and graduated in 1985 with a diploma . Since 1982 he has been a certified mountain and ski guide.
Hoffmann works as a freelance mountain guide and as a trainer in the teaching team of the German Alpine Club (DAV). From 1995 to 2015 he was responsible for coordinating the federal sports climbing teaching team, which is responsible for training the DAV's sports climbing trainers. From 1985 to 2010 he was part of the teaching team of the Association of German Mountain and Ski Guides (VDBS).
He is the director of the Rotpunktschule founded in 1986 - the first "mountain school" specializing in sport climbing at the time. The Rotpunktschule was redesigned in 2011 and offers nationwide personal trainings. Trainers can be booked for individual climbing coaching.
Michael Hoffmann is married, has three children and lives in Ottobrunn .
First ascents
As a climber, Hoffmann has carried out a number of first ascents , including:
- Schlichtweg ( level of difficulty : VIII, mountain: Fleischbank (Kaisergebirge) )
- Troy (IX +, meat bank)
- Sign language (IX + / X-, meat bank)
- Shake Hands (VIII-, Hochblassen )
- DomCat (IX, Oberreintaldom )
- Memory (IX, meat bank)
- U-Bahn (VIII + / IX-, Berggeistturm )
- Take Five (VIII + / IX-, Berggeistturm)
- Bottomless for wimps (IX, meat bank)
- Solstice (IX, Plankenstein )
- Is it still possible, Doc (IX + / 10-, Plankenstein )
- Stick out of the sack (VIII + / IX-, Oberreintaldom )
- Well roared, lion (IX, Oberreintaldom )
Fonts
- Avalanche danger. Recognize risks - make decisions. 2nd Edition. BLV, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-405-15974-1 .
- Safely secure. Sport climbing, ice, BigWall. 5th edition. Panico, Köngen 2013, ISBN 978-3-936740-18-9 .
- Sport climbing. Technology, tactics, security. 12th edition. Panico, Köngen 2012, ISBN 978-3-926807-88-5
- Outdoor climbing. BLV, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-8354-1108-1 .
- Alpine curriculum 2, climbing. Technology, tactics, psyche. BLV, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-8354-0535-6 .
- With Gerhard Hofmann and Rainer Bolesch: Alpine curriculum 6, weather and orientation. BLV, Munich 2018, ISBN 3-8354-0044-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Hoffmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rotpunktschule website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Hoffmann on the Panico Alpinverlag website ; Retrieved April 15, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountain and ski guide and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1955 |