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Albert Hirschbichler

Albert Hirschbichler is Barbara’s brother. He was also an extreme mountaineer until his climbing accident.

  • 22. December 2024


Albert Hirschbichler, born on August 18, 1957, in Bad Reichenhall, was employed as a psychologist in a pneumological specialist clinic in Bad Reichenhall until his retirement. From his early youth, he went hiking and climbing in the mountains of his homeland and also made some first ascents. In May 1997, he fell 30 meters to the ground, due to a misunderstood rope command in a climbing area near Lake Garda. He has been paralysed from the waist down since then but continues to engage in sports, especially with a handbike. In 2008, he rode his handbike on the Karakoram Highway from Gilgit to the Kunjerab Pass on the Chinese border.


Himalaya-Karakorum e.V.

The non-profit organization supports people living in difficult conditions in the mountains of the Himalayas and Karakoram, on the edge of the settlement border and always on the edge of their livelihood. The aim is to help the villagers to survive in their ancestral homeland, based on the principle of helping people to help themselves. The primary goal is to ensure that our help will no longer be necessary in the foreseeable future.

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The 2025 annual report will be available here shortly.

The review of 25 years of Karakoram Aid will be available here shortly.

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Once again, the widely traveled geography teacher Eduard Spielbauer supported the Karakoram Aid Initiative with a benefit lecture. On November 26, 2025, he spoke about his experiences in sub-Saharan Africa.
Many thanks for his commitment.

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Benefit Event with Filmmaker Stefan Erdmann

  • Barbara Hirschbichler
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For the second time, development aid worker Antonie Lindner from Neuhofen was able to enlist Chiemgau filmmaker Stefan Erdmann for a benefit event. With his impressive documentary on Iceland, he took the audience on a journey through spectacular landscapes.
The proceeds from the evening at the Sparkasse Eggenfelden’s event hall will benefit the children in the mountain villages of the Braldo Valley—a heartfelt project that Antonie Lindner has been supporting with great dedication for several years.

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Laura Dahlmeier

  • Barbara Hirschbichler
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We deeply regret the death of Laura Dahlmeier, who lost her life due to rockfall while attempting to climb Leila Peak in the Karakoram. Her expedition was organized by Shipton Treks & Tours, an agency founded by us as a self-help project of the Karakoram Aid Initiative.
The photo was taken shortly before the group set off for the Baltoro Glacier. Laura is on the far left, Rasool in the center of the image.

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