#08 Chri Bindhammer

"I can vaguely remember a family trip to the Kastlwand in Altmühltal (which was the closest climbing area from home for us). It must have been around 1982 or '83. It was the high end spot for the climbing elite back then, with an idyllic fire spot at the bank of river Altmühl still in its natural form, the crag yet without Kanal im Rücken. Kurt and Wolfgang probably sat with us by the fire, but being 6 or 7 I had yet no knowledge of the climbing scene, unfortunately."

Chri Bindhammer started climbing early for the times. It was mainly thanks to his father, who was an avid mountain athlete. Though himself inclined rather towards alpine adventure than sport climbing, which his sons later excelled at, it was dad who was responsible for the siblings' first days at the crag.

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