Guenter Hupfer

Guenter Hupfer
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Whether on foot, with snowshoes or on skis, exploring and discovering the mountains has always been the passion of the Wels-born native. With his special training (state-certified hiking and snowshoe guide, state-certified instructor for mountain hiking), he develops and organizes long-distance hikes and trekking tours always happy to accompany mountain enthusiasts on their adventures.

Guenter first studied at the University of Education in Linz to become a teacher for German, history and then information technology. His career stages were as diverse as his education, including an American software company and the Ars Electronica Center. As a leading employee in the Austrian Red Cross, he gained extensive experience in working with other emergency organizations. Guenter played a leading role in estabishing the Upper Austrian crisis intervention team.

He is successfully coaching trainers and working as a lecturer for “emergency management” and the special field “fear on the mountain” at the Naturfreunde Academy. In cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary History in Ebensee and the development and support of partisan hikes, Guenter has come full circle – as he can combine his original training with his experience.

Participations

Political history and hiking together - in seven hikes

The rugged mountain areas, dense forests and extensive alpine pastures of the Salzkammergut served not only as hiding places for resistance fighters and deserters during National Socialism, but also for some high-ranking National Socialists. Within the framework of the project, hikes will take place that are not so much aimed at spectacular mountain peaks, but rather lead to original locations that played an essential role in this context, but have largely disappeared from the collective memory or have never taken root there.

(Original title: Wege des Widerstands)