Pit Schubert Explained

Pit Schubert
Birth Date:2 December 1935
Birth Place:Breslau, Gau Silesia, Germany
Occupation:Author, climber and mountaineer
Nationality:German
Genre:Non-fiction
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Notable Works:Modern Felstechnik
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Pit Schubert (2 December 1935 – 28 February 2024) was a German non-fiction author, climber, and mountaineer. He was the founder and former head of the safety commission of the German Alpine Club (DAV).[1]

Life and career

Schubert was born in Breslau. He started climbing and mountaineering at the age of 17. He became known for both his first ascents and his adherence to alpine doctrines.

Schubert was a qualified engineer, and worked for approximately 15 years in the aerospace industry. In 1968, he was a founding member of the DAV Safety Group, which he chaired until retiring in 2000. He was also president of the UIAA Safety Commission.[2] He worked to standardize climbing equipment, prevented innumerable accidents,[3] and he stated that "At that time man was making the first flight to the moon a reality, but we were still using ice axes with wooden shafts – which could break on the first use on the ice – so a lot of things were waiting to be done.”

Schubert died on 28 February 2024, at the age of 88.[4]

First ascents

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pit Schubert honoured for lifetime contributions to safety – UIAA.
  2. Web site: Pit SCHUBERT – UIAA.
  3. Web site: Pit Schubert.
  4. https://www.alpenverein.de/artikel/zum-tod-von-pit-schubert_b9a3627e-e2fa-4110-be4c-5208372241ba Abschied vom Sicherheitspapst
  5. Web site: Kletterroute Wilder Kaiser:Fleischbank-Neue Ostwand "Schubert".
  6. Web site: Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. German National Library.
  7. Web site: Pit Schubert . Databazeknih.cz.