German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club (German: Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the competent body for sport and competition climbing, hiking, mountaineering, hill walking, ice climbing, mountain expeditions, as well as ski mountaineering. It is an association made up of local branches known as 'sections'.
| Sport | Mountaineering |
|---|---|
| Category | Amateur athletic association |
| Founded | 9 May 1869 |
| Affiliation | International Federation of Sport Climbing |
| Regional affiliation | 358 sections |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| President | Josef Klenner |
| Official website | |
| alpenverein | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.