Robert Krinninger – mountain guide, ski guide, ski instructor

Grown up between the Wetterstein and the Karwendel

I grew up in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and spent a lot of my childhood in the mountains. Later came the youth group of the German Alpine Club – that is where I learned to climb and did my first ice and alpine routes in the Alps.

I trained in two skilled trades. In a place like Garmisch-Partenkirchen both of them combine well with a working life in the mountains – the one craft does not rule out the other. On top of that comes a qualification in avalanche blasting.

On the road, further afield as well

My home range is the Wetterstein, but I am at home in the Eastern and the Western Alps alike: Großglockner, Ortler, Wildspitze and many more. With guests I have also travelled to Kyrgyzstan and China, among other things on Mustagh Ata – at 7,546 metres one of the high mountains of the Pamir in the far west of China.

Volunteering at the tourist information office

Once a week I sit as a volunteer at the tourist information office in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and give advice on the current state of the paths and routes – and on anything else guests want to know about mountaineering and climbing. That keeps me up to date myself on what is possible and what is not.

Languages

I guide and teach in German and English.

Qualifications

• State-certified mountain and ski guide
• State-certified ski instructor
• Member of the Association of German Mountain and Ski Guides (VDBS)
• Member of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA/UIAGM)
• Member of the German Ski Instructors Association (DSLV)
• Qualified in avalanche blasting
• Professional liability insurance worldwide, Versicherungskammer Bayern