Oliver Guenay
Oliver Guenay (born August 3, 1961 in Munich ; † March 23, 2018 ) was a German journalist and non-fiction author on the subject of paragliding and mountaineering .
Career
Guenay studied geography and meteorology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich from 1982 to 1986 , but gave up his studies in favor of his sporting activities.
After climbing large alpine walls and first experiences in paragliding, including on a self-made tandem glider, Guenay began writing books. Guenay repeatedly went on expeditions to South America, Africa and Australia and gained experience as a basis for his books.
Another field of activity of Guenay was infrastructure analysis on behalf of tourism companies .
Fonts
Guenay mainly wrote guides for paragliders and mountaineers. His articles have appeared in Fit for Fun and in Adventure and Travel . His first book Sarca - Kapriolen über dem Gardasee was also published in Italian under the title Sarca-Arco - evoluzioni sul Lago di Garda .
literature
- In a tandem paraglider along the coast of Chile . In: Allgäuer Zeitung of February 26, 1989 digitized version
Web links
- Literature by and about Oliver Guenay in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oliver Guenay's website
- Oliver Guenay. In: skytrekker . SALON LiteraturVERLAG
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary on skytrekker24.de. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 15, 2018 ; accessed on April 11, 2018 . 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.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guenay, Oliver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guenay, Oliver Ralph Donald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd August 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 March 2018 |