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Andreas Steindl
Andreas Steindl (born 8 April 1989) is a Switzerland, Swiss mountain climber, ski mountaineer and mountain guide. Steindl was born in Zermatt, where he worked as a carpenter before he earned his mountain guide diploma in 2011. He also competes in alpine skiing and mountain running events. Selected results Mountaineering On 23 August 2011 he climbed the Matterhorn in a record time of 2 hours 57 minutes, and beat the record of Simon Anthamatten, Ernest Farquet, Marcel Marti (ski mountaineer), Marcel Marti and Florent Troillet from 2007. The team of 2007 mounted the Matterhorn in a time of 3 hours 45 minutes. In 2018, he ran from Kirchplatz in Zermatt to the summit of the Matterhorn and back in 3:59:52 improving on his own previous record by 20 minutes. Ski mountaineering * 2011: ** 4th, Zermatt-Unterrothorn, Rothorn mountain run * 2012: ** 6th, 2012 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, European Championship, sprintSteindl also competed in the espoir class a ...
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Zermatt
Zermatt (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Visp (district), Visp in the German language, German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a List of cities in Switzerland, town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of , at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. It lies about from the over high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. Zermatt is the southernmost commune of the German language, German ''Sprachraum''. Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps. Until the mid-19th century, it was predominantly an agricultural community; the First ascent of the Matterhorn, first and tragic ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 was followed by a rush on the mountains surrounding the village, leading to the construction of many tourist facilities. The year-round population () is , though there ...
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Marcel Marti (ski Mountaineer)
Marcel Marti (born 8 November 1983) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Marti was born in Interlaken. He competed first in the ''Diamir Race'' in 1998. He lives in Grindelwald. In 2007, in a team with Simon Anthamatten (leader), Ernest Farquet and Florent Troillet, he climbed the Matterhorn in a record time of 3 hours 45 minutes. The record was beaten by Andreas Steindl in 2011. Selected results * 2002: ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya B-course, together with Alain Richard and William Marti * 2003: ** 1st (juniors), Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Alain Richard * 2004: ** 1st (espoirs), Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Sébastien Nicollier * 2006: ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Olivier Nägele * 2008: ** 8th, World Championship team race (together with Jon Andri Willy) * 2009: ** 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Florent Troillet, Yannick Ecoeur and Pierre Bruchez) ** 7th, European Championship single race ** 7th, European Ch ...
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Swiss Mountain Climbers
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People From Zermatt
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1989 Births
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ...
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2012 European Championship Of Ski Mountaineering
The 2012 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering () was the ninth European Championship of ski mountaineering and was held in Pelvoux in the Massif des Écrins (France) from February 4, 2012 to February 10, 2012. The competition, organized by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF), was originally planned in Claut, Italy, for the year 2011, which was held at last as the 2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering The 2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering () were held instead of the originally 9th edition of the European Championships of Ski Mountaineering, why it was the first World Championship in an odd-numbered year, besides the Trofeo Mezza .... Due to this circumstance, the ninth edition of the European championships was the first held in an even-numbered year. It was the first edition including a sprint race. Results Nation ranking and medals (all age groups; without combined ranking medals) Team Event held on February 5, 2012 Lis ...
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Unterrothorn
The Unterrothorn (or simply ''Rothorn'') is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Oberrothorn, on the range north of the Findel Glacier. The summit can be reached by cable car via Sunnegga and Blauherd. The ''Rothorn paradise'' is one of the main ski areas located around Zermatt. See also *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ... References External linksUnterrothorn on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Valais Cable cars in Switzerland Mountains of Switzerland {{valais-geo-stub ...
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Florent Troillet
Florent Troillet (born 7 June 1981) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Troillet was born in Lourtier. He competed first in 1995. He has been member of the national team since 1996 and member of the Dynafit team since 2003. In 2007, in a team with Simon Anthamatten (leader), Ernest Farquet and Marcel Marti, he climbed the Matterhorn via the Swiss side in a record time of 3 hours 45 minutes. The record was beaten by Andreas Steindl in 2011. His sister Marie is also a competition ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz ** 1st, World Championship ("cadetts" and "juniors") ** 2nd, World Championship ("juniors") ** 10th, World Championship team race ("seniors" ranking; together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz) * 2005: ** 6th, World Cup team (together with Alexander Hug) ** 10th, World Cup race, Salt Lake City * 2006: ** 1st, Swiss Championship single race ** 3rd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Yanni ...
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Ernest Farquet
Ernest Farquet (born 28 November 1975) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. History In 2007, in a team with Simon Anthamatten (leader), Marcel Marti and Florent Troillet, he climbed the Matterhorn in a record time of 3 hours 45 minutes. The record was beaten by Andreas Steindl in 2011. Selected results * 2006: ** 3rt, Zermatt- Rothorn run * 2008: ** 3rd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Jon Andri Willy ** 8th, Pierra Menta (together with Marcel Marti) * 2009: ** 9th, European Championship team race (together with Reynold Ginier) Patrouille des Glaciers * 2000: 5th (international military teams ranking), together with Pvt E-2 Rolf Zurbrügg and Pvt E-2 Gregoire Saillen * 2004: 6th (and 1st international military teams ranking), together with Cpl Dominique Di Nino and Cpl Stéphane Gay * 2006: 4th (and 2nd in international military teams ranking), together with Cpl Stéphane Gay and Pvt E-2 Pius Schuwey * 2008: 3rd, together with Jon Andri Willy and Martin Anthama ...
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ...
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