Pit Schubert
Pit Schubert (born December 2, 1935 in Breslau ) is a German non-fiction author , climber and mountaineer. He is the founder and for many years was the head of the security group of the German Alpine Club .
Life
Schubert began mountaineering and climbing when he was 18 . He became known both for his first ascent and first ascents as well as for his alpine textbooks , which today form the technical canon of mountaineering and climbing.
Pit Schubert first completed an apprenticeship as a toolmaker and then studied mechanical engineering. As a mechanical engineer (Dipl.-Ing. FH) he moved to Munich, where he worked in the aerospace industry for around 15 years. In 1968 he is a founding member of the DAV security group, of which he was chairman until he retired in 2000. Since 1978 he has been working full-time. He is also President of the UIAA Security Commission and has been an honorary member of the UIAA since 2008.
First ascents / first ascents
- 1967: Piz Ciavazes , south face, Via Schubert ( VI + , 220 m), Sella group , Dolomites
- 1968: Guglia di Brenta , SW edge, Schubert / Werner ( VI , 380 m), Brenta Group, Dolomites
- 1969: First ascent of Roc Noir (Khangsar Kang, 7485 m), Karakoram
- 1975: Fleischbank , Neue Ostwand, Pohlke / Schubert (VIII, 360 m), Kaiser Mountains
- 1976: First ascent of the southern flank of Annapurna IV (7525 m), Annapurna Himal
Works
- Modern rock technology , Bergverlag Rother , 1975
- Alpine Eistechnik , Bergverlag Rother , 12th revised edition 1981
- The application of the rope in ice and rock , Bergverlag Rother, 1998, ISBN 3-7633-6082-4
- Alpine rope technology for beginners and advanced , Bergverlag Rother, 2000, ISBN 3-7633-6083-2
- (Extreme Alpine Club Guide) Kaisergebirge , Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 2000. ISBN 3-7633-1272-2
- Via ferrata , Bergverlag Rother, 2003, ISBN 3-7633-6019-0
- Safety and risk in rock and ice , Bergverlag Rother, Volume 1, 7th edition, 2004, ISBN 3-7633-6016-6 ; Volume 2, 2002, ISBN 3-7633-6018-2 ; Volume 3, 2006, ISBN 3-7633-6031-X
- Alpine curriculum, vol. 5: Sicherheit am Berg , BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, 2003, ISBN 3-405-16632-2
- Anecdotes from the mountain: Amusing stories from mountaineering, climbing and skiing , Bergverlag Rother, 2010, ISBN 3-7633-7039-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Pit Schubert in the catalog of the German National Library
- New east wall at Pit Schubert's meat bank
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SURNAME | Schubert, Pit |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer and non-fiction author |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |