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Historical Rock Climbing Images

 



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More Early Elbsandstein Images
&
Paul Illmer




wiererturm

Wiererturm ca. 1930
Photo R. Kobach


From 1922 . . .
  



The North Wall of the Kreuzturm

1920

Photos Walter Hahn

Kreuzturm
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!

P. Illmer

Paul Illmer






Falkenstein
Photos Walter Hahn



Falkenstein from the northeast

Falkenstein from the northeast
Photo Walter Hahn  1932



Illmer on Falkenstein, Schusterweg

Illmer on Falkenstein
the lower ridge
of the Schusterweg 1921

Illmer on Falkenstein, Turnerweg

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


Ilmerweg 1

Ilmerweg 2

Ilmerweg 3





 
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