Naturschutz

Climate protection, environmental protection, nature conservation. All the same thing - or not? We set out in search of an answer and asked ourselves whether doing without plastic actually protects the climate.

"The summer was good, even better than in previous years." Petra Zwölfer from Hotel Lamm in the mountaineering village of St. Jodok, Schmirn- & Valsertal. She confirms a trend that was also noticeable in other regions: Corona has increased the population's need for fresh air and exercise. And rightly so, considering that the risk of infection is significantly higher indoors than outdoors.

The first online ski touring summit full of information, tips and tricks for ski touring will take place in November. Host Frank Allgäuer has brought together a number of well-known faces from the scene, conducted interviews, recorded talks and extracted the best to offer a five-day online event from November 23 - 27.

A jumble of terms! What do they mean for us recreation seekers and where do they apply - especially now in winter?

The "Alliance for the Soul of the Alps", consisting of the ÖAV, Friends of Nature and WWF, and the DAV want to prevent the planned merger of the Ötztal and Pitztal glacier ski areas. The lift operators as well as the SPÖ and FPÖ hope that the so-called "glacier marriage" will boost the region's economy.

As a winter sports enthusiast, you can hardly avoid the numerous reports on the hotly debated topic of the Tyrolean cable car and ski area program (TSSP) and its new edition in German-speaking countries. Here are a few thoughts from a divided heart to encourage self-reflection and reflection.

The upcoming new edition of the Tyrolean cable car and ski area program (TSSP) and a new government program that includes several ski area expansions in Tyrol are causing a stir. Benjamin Stern works for the Alpine Association's Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation department and is often out and about in the backcountry as a mountain and ski guide. He is an enthusiastic freerider himself, but is critical of further development plans.

Lobbyists from the tourism industry are softening the Bavarian Alpine plan. A classic freeride and touring summit is severely restricted by the lift plans.

Friday evening, 7.30 p.m.: Handover of the report at the Bad Hindelang mountain rescue service. I'm now on standby for a week. That means being ready for action in case someone in our service area gets into mountain trouble. This means that I stay at home or in the vicinity of the mountain rescue depot for a week, except when I'm working.

Following the successful premiere of the film and photo contests at the Kitzbühel Freeride Weeks last year, film and photo teams will once again have the chance to win some impressive prizes this year. If you would like to take part and have the chance to win the "Line of the Year" title with your work, you must register by December 3, 2014.

The Kalkkögel in Tyrol are located southwest of Innsbruck between the Axamer Lizum and Schlick 2000 ski resorts. It is precisely this location that could now be the protected area's undoing. The ski areas are to be connected by a lift that runs through the middle of the protected mountain area. The Austrian Alpine Association recently launched a petition in an attempt to counterbalance the ever-increasing political lobbying of the planners.