Lydia Prugger (born 22 January 1969) from

Ramsau am Dachstein Ramsau am Dachstein () is a municipality in the district of Liezen, state of Styria, Austria. It is also the name of the elevated plateau between the Dachstein range and the Enns valley on which this municipality is located. The appendage ''am D ...

is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipment ...

. Prugger was inspired ski mountaineering by her father and later by her husband, who is a trained mountain guide. She has held the women's record at the Hochwurzen-Berglauf since 2006, and has been member of the national team since the foundation of the ASKIMO.

Selected results

* 2006: 1st and course record, ''Hochwurzen-Berglauf'' * 2007: ** 1st, ''Hochwurzen-Berglauf'' ** 1st,

Lesachtal Lesachtal () is a municipality in Hermagor District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It comprises the western part of the eponymous valley formed by the upper Gail River, and stretches from the Carinthian border with East Tyrol down to Köts ...

ski mountaineering run ** 1st, Loser ski mountaineering race ** 3rd, Knappen-Königs-Trophy, Bischofshofen ** 4th, Mountain-Attack tour * 2008: ** 1st,

Rofan Xtreme The Brandenberg Alps () are a sub-group of the Northern Limestone Alps, that run in front of the Eastern Alps for their whole length. They lie entirely in Austria between Achensee in Tyrol, the Inn Valley and the Bavarian Prealps. They are widely ...

within the Austrian Championship ** 1st and record at the new course, ''Hochwurzen-Berglauf'' ** 1st, Laserzlauf ** 1st, Lesachtal ski mountaineering run ** 4th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

vertical race A vertical race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical races for women and men are ...

** 10th, World Championship single race * 2010: ** 3rd,

relay race (together with

Michaela Eßl Michaela Eßl (born 27 October 1988) is an Austrian ski mountaineer. She has been member of the ASKIMO national team since 2008. Professionally she works as a police officer in Abtenau. Selected results * 2008: ** 1st, Knappen-Königs-Trophy * ...

and Veronika Swidrak) ** 5th, World Championship team race (together with Michaela Eßl) ** 6th, World Championship vertical race ** 7th, World Championship combination rankingISMF World championship combined ranking - women
, ISMF. ** 2nd,

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering competition, carried out near Saalbach since 1999. The competition is separated in a short distance and a long distance course, each offered for a female and a male racer class. There ...

tour * 2011: ** 6th,

relay (together with Michaela Eßl and Veronika Swidrak) ** 8th, World Championship vertical race ** 2nd, Champ Or Cramp

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2010: 4th, (and 3rd in the "international civilian women" ranking), together with Veronika Swidrak and Michaela Eßl''2010 Patrouille des Glaciers''

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Lydia Prugger
at ''skimountaineering.org'' 1969 births Living people Austrian female ski mountaineers 21st-century Austrian women {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub