Franz Graßl (born 7 March 1965) 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 ...

. Graßl was born in

Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps, south of Berchtesgaden; the ...

. He is member of the Berchtesgaden branch of the

German Alpine Club The German Alpine Club (german: links=no, Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the ...

(DAV) and the

Bergwacht The Bergwacht is an organisation that is part of the German Red Cross (DRK-Bergwacht), whose primary functions are mountain rescue and nature conservation. The voluntary organisation provides over 90% of the emergency services in the impassable t ...

. He was member of the German ski-mountaineering team until the end of 2006. He is married to the ski mountaineer

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 ...

with two children. They live in

Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800. It is a district located in the Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of ...

Selected results

* 2003: ** 2nd, German Championship single * 2004: ** 1st, German Championship single ** 2nd, German Cup long distance ** 5th,

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: **3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Toni Steurer,

Stefan Klinger Stefan Klinger (born 24 April 1978) is a German ski mountaineer. Klinger was born in Anger. He inspired his girl friend Stefanie Koch to compete also in the national ski mountaineering team. Selected results * 2003: ** 1st, Predigtstuhl race ...

and Georg Nickaes) ** 9th, European Championship team race (together with Toni Steurer) ** 10th,

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

(together with Wolfgang Panzer and Martin Echtler) * 2006: ** 1st, German Cup single ** 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 Toni Steurer, Stefan Klinger and Georg Nickaes) * 2008: ** 1st, German Championship single * 2009: ** 3rd, German Cup

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 ...

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2006: 7th (and 2nd "seniors II" ranking) as well as German record, together with Toni Steurer and Martin Echtler''2006 Patrouille des Glaciers''
, p. 16. *2008: 8th (and 6th in the "international men" ranking), together with Toni Steurer and Stefan Klinger

References

External links

Franz Graßl
at ''skimountaineering.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Grassl, Franz 1965 births Living people German male ski mountaineers People from Berchtesgaden Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria