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Alpinforum
The Alpinforum, organized by the Austrian Alpine Safety Board (ÖKAS), is an annual conference dedicated to specialist Alpine issues. It is aimed at experts, multipliers, and interested parties from the professional world. In addition to accident prevention, the main task of the ÖKAS, the Alpine Forum at the Alpine Fair has also served since 2006 to inform, educate, exchange ideas, and network.
The Alpinforum covers a wide range of topics related to alpine accidents, including risk management, equipment & technology, and legal issues. These are presented, discussed, or examined in more detail in workshops and tutorials. Speakers from various disciplines present best practices and new findings. The international focus of the event enables a comprehensive exchange of knowledge and experience across national borders.
The Alpinforum …
- is an annual event on the latest findings in alpine and high-altitude sports
- is a platform for promoting safety and personal responsibility on the mountain
- offers a comprehensive training programme for mountain sports through cooperation with all alpine institutions
- is aimed at all those who are interested in safety on the mountain
- is primarily aimed at multipliers in mountain sports and the mountaineering public
- imparts specialised knowledge and skills through renowned speakers
- concludes with an exciting panel discussion
Program *
8.30 a.m. | Admission
9.00 a.m. | Opening & Welcome
09.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | BLOCK 1: An unusual avalanche winter?
- Review of 2025/26: Figures, data & facts. | Lessons learnt for avalanche warning services. | 40 years of ski touring – new challenges? | The danger level as the tip of the iceberg | Learning from users: results of the EAWS survey.
- Keynote presentation by Pascal Haegeli
- Panel discussion: ‘How can we prevent avalanche fatalities?’
with Pascal Haegeli, Gerhard Mössmer, Patrick Nairz, Stephan Mitter, Anna Heuberger und Philip Ebert
2.00 - 3.40 p.m. | BLOCK 2: Neither forward nor back: Is it their own fault?
- Being stranded: Figures, data & facts. | Stranded in alpine terrain – when air rescue becomes a vital resource. | Like, hike, help.
- Keynote talk by Martin Gurdet
- Panel discussion: “Is it your own fault? Do you have to pay yourself? And what role does social media play?”
with Martin Gurdet, Gerhard Mössmer, Michael Schweiger, Riki Daurer, Pauli Trenkwalder und …
4.00 - 5.55 p.m. | BLOCK 3: Glockner – A case with consequences?
- What happens after a mountaineering accident in the Alps? | The legal aftermath of a mountaineering accident. | Guiding as a favour | The mountain doesn’t discriminate. On gender roles and behaviour on the mountain.
- Keynote talk by Stephanie Geiger
- Panel discussion: ‘The mountain, morality and the law #AlpineDivorce.’
with Stephanie Geiger, Peter Plattner, Robert Wallner, Michaela Brugger und Kristina Stürz
* Subject to change.
REVIEW 2025
The Alpinforum 2025 focused on the main theme of “Mountain climbing, only healthy?” and offered participants a series of informative lectures, exciting interviews, and stimulating panel discussions.
