Alexander Huber

Alexander Huber (born 30 December 1968 in Trostberg, Bavaria), is a German physicist, climber and mountaineer. He lives in Traunstein.

When they were still young Alexander Huber and his brother Thomas Huber were taken into the mountains by their father, Thomas Huber, himself a noted climber known for early fast ascents of now classic climbs. Together with his brother Thomas, he became interested in extreme alpine climbing.

Since 1992 Alexander Huber has been a state-certified mountain and skiing guide. He first studied physics, then became a full-time professional mountaineer in 1997 and is now one of the most successful climbers and mountaineers. While being an all-round climber, Alexander is most famous for his bold free ascents of big walls.

Notable climbs

• 1992 First Ascent of Om (5.14d/9a), Triangel / Bavaria
• 1994 First Ascent of Weisse Rose (5.14d/9a), Schleierwasserfall / Austria
• 1995 First Redpoint Ascent of the Salathé Wall (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
• 1996 First ascent of Open Air (5.15a/9a+), Schleierwasserfall / Austria, the most difficult sport route of its time. It was initially graded as 9a, but recently found its second ascent by Adam Ondra, who upgraded it to 9a+ trying to fit to the "new school" grading situation.
• 1997 Tsering Mosong, West Face of Latok II, 7108m, Karakoram, VII 5.10c A3, 2200 m: FA with Thomas Huber, Conrad Anker and Toni Gutsch^[1]
• 1998 Cho Oyu (8201m), Himalaya, Nepal
• 1998 First Ascent of El Nino (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite
• 1998 First Ascent of Free Rider (5.12d), El Capitan, Yosemite
• 2000 First Ascent of Golden Gate (5.13a), El Capitan, Yosemite
• 2001 First Ascent of Bellavista, (5.14b/8c), Cima Ovest, Dolomites, Italy
• 2001 First Ascent of El Corazon, (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite
• 2002 Free Solo Ascent of the Direttissima (500m, 5.12a) of Cima Grande, Dolomites, Italy
• 2002 Cerro Torre, Cerro Standhardt and Fitz Roy in Patagonia
• 2003 First Redpoint Ascent of Free Zodiac (5.13d), El Capitan, Yosemite
• 2004 Free Solo Ascent of the Kommunist (5.14a), Austria
• 2004 Speed Record on the Zodiac, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA in 1:51:34
• 2005 First Redpoint Ascent of Voie Petite (5.13d/8b) on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc
• 2006 First Ascent of Golden Eagle (5.11/A1), Aguja Desmochada, Patagonia
• 2006 Free Solo Ascent of the South Face (5.11a) of Dent du Géant (4013m), Mont Blanc
• 2007 First Ascent of Pan Aroma (5.14b/8c), Cima Ovest, Dolomites, Italy
• 2007 Speed Record on the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA in 2:45:45, till 07/2008
• 2008 First Ascent of the Westface (5.11/A1) of "La Silla", Patagonia
• 2008 With an ascent of Torre Egger, Alexander finished the collection of the three Torres: Cerro Torre, Torre Egger and Cerro Standhardt, Patagonia
• 2008 First Ascent of Sansara and Feuertaufe, both 5.14a, two alpine multi-pitch climbs in the Tyrolean Alps
• 2008 First Free Solo Ascent of Grand Capucin (5.10), Mont Blanc
• 2009 First Free Ascent with Thomas Huber of Eternal Flame, (5.13a), on Trango ("Nameless") Tower (6,239 m), Pakistan.

Quotation

Reinhold Messner about Huber:^{[citation needed]}

Literature

• Alexander Huber und Thomas Huber: The Wall. BLV, 2000
• Alexander Huber: Yosemite. Ottobrunn : Bergverlag Rother, 2002
• Alexander Huber und Willi Schwenkmeier: Drei Zinnen. Bergverlag Rother, 2003

Movies

• Am Limit released in 2007 about the Speed Record on the Nose.
• Center of the Universe Climbing im Yosemite ^[2]

References

1. ^ Huber, Alexander; Thomas Huber, Conrad Anker, Toni Gutsch (1998). "The West Face of Latok II: El Cap on top of Denali". American Alpine Journal (New York: American Alpine Club) 40 (72): 34–42. ISBN 0-930410-78-5. 
2. ^ http://www.insidextreme.de/center-of-the-universe-climbing-im-yosemite-dvd.html

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.bergfieber.de/berge/bergsteiger/bios/huberalex.htm
• http://www.rother.de/autoren/Huber_Alexander
• http://www.climbandmore.com/climbing,1,0,1,climbers.html
• Pan Aroma 8c, Cima Ovest
• Interview with WideWorld Magazine