Alpenverein München & Oberland

„alpinwelt provides innovative and informative information about everything that is happening in the two largest sections of the German Alpine Association with a total of around 180,000 members.

The magazine focuses on one topic at a time from different perspectives: In addition to exciting tour reports, area presentations, background and environmental reports as well as current news, it offers its readers above all a lot of tour information and practical tips for personal mountain experiences. The young generation has its say in a separate children's and youth section.“ (Text: Alpenvereinssektionen München & Oberland)

Berge sind weit mehr als eindrucksvolle Aussichtspunkte. Wer sie wirklich erleben möchte, muss nicht nur schauen, sondern auch hören. Genau diesem Gedanken widmet sich die aktuelle alpinwelt-Ausgabe. Entdecke, was Klettern und Musik verbindet und warum sich der Flow am Fels genauso einstellt wie in einer Jam-Session. Erfahre, wie ein Echo entsteht, und lass dich von dem Mixtape überraschen, das aus den Lieblingssongs der Mitglieder entstanden ist. Außerdem begleiten wir einen Autor bei einem Selbstversuch auf einem Klang-Wanderweg – und es wird gezeigt, wie vier begeisterte Bergsportler die Berge zu ihrer ganz persönlichen Bühne machen.

Frische Inspiration für neue Bergerlebnisse bringen die Reportagen aus den Pyrenäen und den Lechtaler Alpen. Dazu gibt es wie gewohnt eine Auswahl an Tourentipps, diesmal mit zwei lohnenden Spätsommerklettereien.

MACHT – ein Wort, das provoziert und perfekt zu den Bergen passt.
In der neuen Ausgabe der alpinwelt geht’s genau darum: Wer hat Macht am Berg? Wer übernimmt Verantwortung – und wie fühlt sich das an?
Macht ist ein Thema, das ebenso vielschichtig wie relevant ist – und eindrucksvoll beleuchtet wird durch starke Perspektiven:

Dr. Bernhard Streicher zeigt, wie Gruppen am Berg Entscheidungen treffen – und welche Rolle Einfluss & Dynamik spielen.

Dr. Dirk Schulte spricht über Verantwortung und das Spannungsfeld zwischen Führung und Verführung beim Bergführen.

Dr. Anna-Maria Walter wirft einen soziologischen Blick auf Privilegien und Machtverhältnisse in der Outdoor-Community.

Arnold Zimprich liefert praxisnahes Know-how zur Stromversorgung auf Tour – denn ohne Energie keine Energie.

This time it's all about the power of nights: It's about extraordinary bivouac experiences and the special challenges of alpine nights.
How do nights in the mountains shape us? Where does the desire for adventure end and where does responsibility begin? The “Guide for Section Leaders” bravely raises the question of what legal bivouacking in Bavaria and Tyrol could look like in the future.

This time with a very special focus: migration and diversity. Why? Because it is part of our history and present – and also shapes the future of the Alpine Club. Our thoughts while reading? Openness is strength, diversity is enrichment, and our community grows with every new perspective.
What awaits you:
– Exciting insights into the history of the DAV
– Inspiration on how openness and tradition go together
– Perspectives for cooperation in nature

This issue of alpinwelt focuses on the topic of the Isar river. A central element here are the Isar trails: By transferring the sponsorship to the Munich section and reorganizing the trails, the decades-long dispute over the mountain bike routes between Flaucher and Schäftlarn is finally to be settled. Since the Isar, which rises in the Karwendel, is considered Munich's most beautiful connection to the mountains, the focus is also on the history of the Buchenhain climbing garden, tells fascinating stories about the Isar and examines the topic of the „Isar boat ordinance“ from the perspective of the kayak groups.

In the latest alpinwelt issue focusing on „mountain weather”, DAV section members share their most impressive weather experiences on the mountain. Also exciting: you will learn everything about the „foehn” phenomenon and gain insights from a visit to the weather station and climate research station on the Zugspitze.
Andre Schmitt provides you with theoretical knowledge and practical tips on mountain weather, while „weather pope” Karl Gabl reports in an interview on the development of the mountain weather report up to automated forecasting. As always, there are also the best tour tips for the next quarter, exciting youth pages, basic knowledge about sunscreen and the latest from our sections.

The current issue of alpinwelt revolves around crime on the mountain. However, the reader quickly realizes that there are only a few real mountain crime cases; rather, it is the fictional stories that make us shudder. And so the reader is led through the history of mountain crime novels and gets an overview of the very different cover designs of mountain crime books.
In contrast to the fictional stories, the real criminal cases are not about murder and manslaughter, but rather about stolen mountain boots, a broken cash register, vandalism on the giant Rosi statue, or violations in wildlife sanctuaries.

In addition, this issue also contains reports from young people, pages from the Munich and Oberland sections, as well as tour reports and tips.

The theme of family is the focus of alpinwelt 4-23. Aspects such as getting married on a mountain, (extreme) mountain sports and/or children are highlighted, including an interview with alpinists Dörte Pietron and Kaddi Kestler. Dominik Prantl gives advice in alphabetical order for hikes with small children, there are tips for families on how to persevere, and the magazine explores which family has the oldest “DAV (German Alpine Club) membership family tree”.

Of course, there are also the usual sections with reports, tour tips and news from the Alpine Club and much more.

This time, the cover of the family issue was designed directly by children as a collage. 21 children painted and drew their experiences in the mountains on the theme of family.

Collecting – this is the motto of the alpinwelt issue 3-23. In an interview, museum director Friederike Kaiser and archivist Stefan Ritter reveal how the Alpine Museum is changing due to the renovation. The question is asked how to collect tours – traditionally in a logbook or digitally? And 7 collectors are introduced who collect various things in the mountains, whether stories, stones or old skis.

The focus of alpinwelt 2/2023 is all about learning. The “learning locations” section looks at how training and further education are carried out in the club. In addition, a neurologist, an extreme mountaineer and business consultant, but above all the members were asked what the mountains teach them, what they learn in and from them. And because getting to know each other is also part of learning, nine couples tell how they met through the DAV (German Alpine Club). By the way: Whether you learn to climb from books, on your own or in courses, it doesn't matter – the main thing is that you want to. 

The focus of alpinwelt 1/2023 is all about food. As a greeting from the kitchen, a spicy signpost from the section chairmen is already being served. The main course is a homemade Kaiserschmarrn test from some of the section huts. For side dishes, you can choose between a well-hung interview with hut coach Georg Oberlohr, who has already put mussels on the menu at 2800 meters. An enlightening background article on eating disorders in climbing; or a piquant look at the institution of “mountaineer food”. To ensure that the whole thing remains easy to digest, everything is garnished with an infographic in “bean counter style”, which takes a close look at the nutritional value and sustainability of various hut dishes. And: There's always room for dessert! The sections were asked for their favorite recipes for self-catering huts and many recipes were sent to the editors. With that in mind: The buffet is open.

“BEEN EVERYTHING RUINED ON LAMSEN – WASTL.” This is how Sebastian Schrettl, the “Lamsen-Wastl”, reported on March 9, 1908 by telegram about what was probably the greatest avalanche damage in the history of the hut. The picture from the summer of 1908 shows that the Lamsenjoch hut, which had only been built two years earlier, was destroyed down to its foundations. Reconstruction began in the summer, a little deeper and further east of the site of the accident, where it still stands today. The focus is on how the sections provide training in avalanche safety and how members can equip themselves. The second focus was placed on what happens in our heads during avalanches. Some members have described their very own avalanche experiences – with surprising overlaps in their memories. In an interview, Swiss Christine Kopp, who lost her brother in an avalanche, talks about how to deal with the worst-case scenario. Media and mountain expert Riki Daurer has taken a close look at the influence of social networks on our handling of avalanche risk, and mountain and ski guide and expert for alpine accidents Michael Larcher sorts out the mental pitfalls that can be fatal for us on tour.

It babbles along idyllically: the Partnach at the Reintalangerhütte. While working on this climate change issue, in the hot July, we would have liked to be on its banks many times. But the relationship between “water” and “hut” is not always as perfect as in this picture: Sometimes it is completely absent (as is often the case at the Watzmannhaus), then there is far too much at once, which damages the access routes. In this focus, “hut managers” Carina Neuner and Thomas Gesell report on how climate change is affecting huts and trails. The emissions balance sheet, which breaks down exactly what CO2 footprint club life leaves behind, has also been completed. The ongoing and planned measures show how this footprint is to be reduced. And climate researcher Gabriele Hegerl from Munich, who has already worked on several IPCC reports of the World Climate Council, classifies climate change on a global scale in an interview.

In this issue, alpinwelt focuses on the much-discussed topic of "van life."
The great promise of freedom from living in a bus also has its limits. As with everything, there are positive and negative sides. As a design studio, we once again had a lot of fun implementing the complete content graphically. Many topics, such as the illustrative elaboration of the van life, put a special smile on our faces, as well as on the faces of the editors at @outdoor_publishing, who created all the textual content.
The interview with Kathi and Paul from @vannomaden also provides many insights into the ups and downs and the constant search. 

Other content: An Alpine crossing from Oberstdorf to Lake Como, a Styrian triathlon (rafting, canyoning, and mountaineering in the Gesäuse), a weekend at the Franz-Senn-Hütte, a portrait of the Oberland youth, highlights from the alpine program, the annual report of the Munich section, the Ukraine aid campaign of the Alpine Club youth, and much more. 

Catwalk Mountain – one title, different facets. 

In addition to the recurring chapters such as tour tips and major reports, this issue provides answers to the topic of fashion and equipment on the mountain. This is not just about style questions and high-tech clothing, but also about the mountains as a place for self-expression. 

Our “clothing mountain” is a symbol of the flood of functional clothing that overwhelms the market season after season. Every sport has its appropriately adapted clothing, every season its colors and cuts.

A rift is opening up between city, country, and mountain.

We took the theme of the issue literally and visualized the rising abyss in interaction with the mountain panorama on the cover.