The Saxon Climbers' Federation (, SBB) is a federation of individual members, small and large clubs and is the largest climbing association in the region for climbing activities in

Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland (, ) is a hilly climbing area and national park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It is located around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany, adjoining Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic. Toge ...

and the surrounding area in eastern Germany. It is also the largest sports association in Saxony. The goal of the SBB is to support climbing and Alpine sports of all types in

the Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. ...

and the German

Central Uplands The Central UplandsDickinson (1964), p.18 ff. (N.B. In German die ''Mittelgebirge'' (plural) refers to the Central Uplands; das ''Mittelgebirge'' refers to a low mountain range or upland region (''Mittel'' = "medium" and ''-gebirge'' = "range").) ...

. As the regional sponsor for the

Saxon Switzerland climbing region Saxon Switzerland () is the largest and one of the best-known rock climbing regions in Germany, located in the Free State of Saxony. The region is largely coterminous with the natural region of the same name, Saxon Switzerland, but extends well ...

within the

German Alpine Club The German Alpine Club (, 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 competent body for sport and competiti ...

(DAV) the federation is first and foremost involved in Saxon Switzerland, "Saxon Climbing" as a sport and technique, and nature conservation in the

Saxon Switzerland National Park Saxon Switzerland National Park (), is a National Park, national park in the Germany, German Free State of Saxony, near the Saxon capital Dresden. It covers two areas of in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which is o ...

History

The SBB was founded on 1 March 1911. One of its first members was

Rudolf Fehrmann Rudolf Fehrmann (22 June 1886 – 1947) was a German climber. He was a pioneer rock climber at the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Dresden. Climbing career He began climbing at the age of 17 and was soon at the leading edge of the fledgling sport. ...

. Like all German clubs the SBB was banned in 1945 and could not pursue its activities in the post-war years and in East Germany. On 21 December 1989 the SBB was reformed and, in 1990, became a section of the German Alpine Club.

References

* Albert Goldammer, Martin Wächtler: ''Bergsteigen in Sachsen; Sächsischer Bergsteigerbund'', Dresden 1936 * Autorenkollektiv: ''Festschrift 100 Jahre Sächsischer Bergsteigerbund'', Dresden, 2011

External links

Website of the Saxon Climbers' Federation
{{Authority control Sport in Saxony Saxon Switzerland Climbing and mountaineering organizations 1911 establishments in Germany Sports organizations established in 1911 Organisations based in Saxony