Barbara Gruber (born 15 December 1977) is a German

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 ...

and

mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

. Gruber was born in

Bad Reichenhall Bad Reichenhall (Central Bavarian: ''Reichahoi'') is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Staufe ...

. Like her parents and siblings, she passed the framer training. She started with sports after the birth of her son Johannes, at first with mountain biking. She became a member of the German ski mountaineering team and has been a member of the international Dynafit team since 2005.''Internationales Dynafit Team''
Dynafit. Together with her husband Herbert she lives near

Weißbach bei Lofer Weißbach bei Lofer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Eur ...

. Stefan Winter: ''Fünf Engel für den DAV'' (German), in ''DAV Panorama 2/2007''.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2004: ** 1st,

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 ...

race * 2005: ** 1st, German Championship single ** 1st, Mountain Attack race ** 2nd, European Cup team (together with

Judith Graßl Judith Graßl (born 6 April 1968) is a German ski mountaineer. Graßl was born in Berchtesgaden. She is married to the ski mountaineer Franz Graßl with two children. They live in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden. Selected results * 2003: ** 4th, 2 ...

) ** 3rd, European Championship

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 ...

** 3rd, European Championship team race (together with Judith Graßl) ** 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Judith Graßl and

Silvia Treimer Silvia Treimer (born 29 March 1970) is a German ski mountaineer. Treimer was born in Berchtesgaden and lives in Rosenheim. She is married to the mountain guide Christian Treimer with one daughter named Anna, and works as judicial officer in Ros ...

) ** 7th, World Cup team (together with Judith Graßl) * 2006: ** 1st, German Championship single ** 1st, Mountain Attack race ** 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, ...

relay race (together with Judith Graßl, Silvia Treimer and Stefanie Koch) ** 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 1st, German Championship vertical race ** 2nd, Mountain Attack race ** 4th, European Championship vertical race * 2008: ** 1st, German Championship single ** 1st, German Championship vertical race ** 1st, Mountain Attack race ** 1st, Hochgrat ski rallye * 2009: ** 1st, German Championship vertical race * 2010: ** 1st, Mountain Attack tour ** 2nd,

Sellaronda The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in Northern Italy. The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Bellu ...

Skimarathon, together with

Goldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon''
/ref> * 2011: ** 1st,

Champ Or Cramp Champ is the short form of champion. It may also refer to: People * Champ (nickname) * Champ (surname) * Champ Butler (1926–1992), American singer * Champ Lyons (born 1940), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1998 to 2011 * Champ ...

** 2nd, Sellaronda Skimarathon, together with

Patrizia Wacker Patrizia is a feminine Italian given name meaning "noble". Notable people with the name include: * Patrizia (singer), Italian-Canadian dramatic coloratura soprano who performs operatic rock * Patrizia von Brandenstein (born 1943), American prod ...

* 2012: ** 8th, European Championship single ** 10th, European Championship vertical race ** 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon, together with Judith Graßl ** 1st, Hochgrat ski rallye

Mountain biking

* 2007:''Barbara Gruber''
, Martin's Bike Shop, 2007. ** 1st, " Glocknerkönig light" race ** 1st, " Hochsteintrophy" ** 1st, St.Veit mountain race team ** 1st, Heutal mountain single time race ** 1st, Bike Festival

Kaprun Kaprun () is a municipality in the Zell am See District in the state of Salzburg, Austria. The town is a tourist destination known as "Zell am See-Kaprun" with the neighbouring Zell am See and known for the glacier Kitzsteinhorn. Geography It is ...

** 1st, "

Saalach The Saalach is a river in Austria and Germany, and a left tributary of the Salzach. Course The river begins, as the stream, in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps at the lake below the high Gamshag. From there it flows initi ...

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References

External links

Barbara Gruber
at ''skimountaineering.com''

(German), M2b-Redaktion, February 24, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gruber, Barbara 1977 births Living people German female ski mountaineers People from Bad Reichenhall Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria