Ludwig Gramminger, also known as "Wiggerl" Gramminger (June 11, 1906 – August 28, 1997) was a German
Alpinist and one of the pioneers of modern
mountain rescue
Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. This tends to include mountains with tech ...
techniques. He was born in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
. In 1925 he joined the Alpine mountain rescue service. A skilled climber, he pioneered the use of
stretch rail and the use of steel rope to lower one of the rescuers to the base of the wall. He also pioneered the so-called Gramminger seat named after him. One of the better-publicised uses of his technique was during the 1957 rescue of an Italian climber,
Claudio Corti, from the North Wall of the Eiger. Gramminger died in Munich, aged 91.
German mountain climbers
Sportspeople from Munich
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1906 births
1997 deaths
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