Wolfgang Ginzel
Wolfgang Ginzel (born November 1, 1933 in Reichenberg , Czechoslovakia ; † February 14, 2004 there ) was a German-Bohemian mountaineer and nature photographer .
Ginzel was the younger brother of Gustav Ginzel , he came from a German-Bohemian family of nine. His father was a technical specialist in textile machinery, so the family could stay in Czechoslovakia after the end of World War II .
Since the 1950s, Wolfgang Ginzel, together with his brothers Gustav and Hans and Adolf Mai, had opened up the rocks of the Jizera Mountains and Lusatian Mountains and climbed numerous new paths, such as the Oberwegsteinen ( Horní skály ) and the Rabensteinen ( Krkávčí Skály ) near Horní Sedlo .
Wolfgang Ginzel's photographs, which capture the landscape of the Giant Mountains and Jizera Mountains in their natural beauty, can be found in several illustrated books and mountain calendars.
After the fire in the manure house on August 24, 1995, the engineer Wolfgang Ginzel took over the overall coordination of the benefit events as well as the clean-up and reconstruction work. As a result of his brother's progressive illness, he later also managed the rebuilt house.
Ginzel, who was actively climbing to the end, died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ginzel, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech mountaineer and nature photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reichenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2004 |
| Place of death | Liberec |