Andreas Kalß (born 8 April 1982) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 equipmen ...

. Kalß was born in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

. He started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed first in the 2005

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering 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 the ...

event. He has been member of the ASKIMO national team since 2008 and lives in

Roßleithen Roßleithen is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Roßleithen lies in the Traunviertel The Traunviertel (literally German for the ''Traun'' quarter or district) is an Austria ...

Selected results

* 2006: ** 8th, ''Loserrennen'' * 2007: ** 1st, ''Bosrucklauf'' ** 3rd, Friedl Gumpold memorial race * 2008: ** 5th,

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, ...

relay race (together with

Andreas Fischbacher Andreas Fischbacher (born 30 October 1973) is an Austrian ski mountaineer. Fischbacher was born in Ramsau am Dachstein. He started ski mountaineering in 1998. Selected results * 2000 ** 1st, Hochwurzen-Berglauf * 2008: ** 1st, Rofan Xtreme t ...

Martin Bader Martin Bader (born 3 May 1985) is an Austrian ski mountaineer and member of the national selection. Bader was born and lives in Innsbruck He started ski mountaineering in 2000. For his first time, he competed at the ''2005 Vennspitzlauf''. Sele ...

and

Alexander Lugger Alexander Lugger (born 8 May 1968) is an Austrian ski mountaineer and coach of the national team. Lugger was born in Lienz. He started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the ''Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf'' race in 1992. He holds sever ...

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Andreas Kalß
at ''skimountaineering.org'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalss, Andreas 1982 births Living people Austrian male ski mountaineers Sportspeople from Linz