Historical Rock Climbing
Images
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More Early Elbsandstein Images & Paul Illmer |
Wiererturm
ca. 1930
Photo R. Kobach |
From 1922 . . . |
The North Wall of the Kreuzturm 1920 Photos Walter Hahn |
Climbers are Erhardt
Renger and Paul Illmer
The first ascent was made in 1916 by Emanuel Strubich and Otto Jüngling. (VIIb = 5.8/5.9) Erhardt
Renger died in 1921.
Paul Illmer (1900-1995) began
climbing in 1915 - he was still climbing in the 1980s! |
Paul Illmer |
Falkenstein Photos Walter Hahn |
Falkenstein from the northeast Photo Walter Hahn 1932 |
Illmer on Falkenstein the lower ridge of the Schusterweg 1921 |
Illmer
at the beginning of
dreiteiligen Kamins
1921 |
Paul Illmer on Ilmerweg, Falkenstein 1922 VIIc = 5.9/5.10 Photos Walter Hahn Courtesy Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Cub Library |