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== Life ==
== Life ==
Alix von Melle was the third of four children born to a school teacher and businessman in [[Ahrensburg]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |author=Clemens Kratzer |date=2011-03-16 |publisher=alpin.de |title=Interview mit Alix von Melle |url=http://www.alpin.de/news/7b717b3e-3c6b-4a29-80de-1735a2740f0c/mit-freddy-schenk-auf-den-berg-lieber-in-die-kneipe---/news.html}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> After high school, she studied geography in Hamburg and in 1992 transferred to the [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]].<ref name="Portrait">{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |archive-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305035217/http://www.goclimbamountain.de/portrait.php |publisher=goclimbamountain.de |title=Teamwork |url=http://www.goclimbamountain.de/portrait.php}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It was while studying in Munich when she fell in love with the mountains and discovered her passion for climbing and [[ski mountaineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Runfunk |first=Bayerischer |title=Alix von Melle, Bergsteigerin, "Wenn was passiert, dann ist nicht der Berg schuld" - Blaue Couch |url=https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/blaue-couch/alix-von-melle-bergsteigerin-wenn-was-passiert-dann-ist-nicht-der-berg-schuld/2090244 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=BR Podcast |language=de}}</ref>
Alix von Melle was the third of four children born to a school teacher and businessman in [[Ahrensburg]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |author=Clemens Kratzer |date=2011-03-16 |publisher=alpin.de |title=Interview mit Alix von Melle |url=http://www.alpin.de/news/7b717b3e-3c6b-4a29-80de-1735a2740f0c/mit-freddy-schenk-auf-den-berg-lieber-in-die-kneipe---/news.html}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> After high school, she studied geography in Hamburg and in 1992 transferred to the [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]].<ref name="Portrait">{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |archive-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305035217/http://www.goclimbamountain.de/portrait.php |publisher=goclimbamountain.de |title=Teamwork |url=http://www.goclimbamountain.de/portrait.php}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It was while studying in Munich when she fell in love with the mountains and discovered her passion for climbing and [[ski mountaineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Runfunk |first=Bayerischer |title=Alix von Melle, Bergsteigerin, "Wenn was passiert, dann ist nicht der Berg schuld" - Blaue Couch |url=https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/blaue-couch/alix-von-melle-bergsteigerin-wenn-was-passiert-dann-ist-nicht-der-berg-schuld/2090244 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=BR Podcast |language=de}}</ref>


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In Munich, she also met [[Luis Stitzinger]], who would become her partner in ski mountaineering and in life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.camp.it/m/ot/de/outdoor/content/2559 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.camp.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=vroni |date=2014-07-07 |title=Interview - Alpinhelden: Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger |url=https://airfreshing.com/interview-alix-von-melle-luis-stitzinger/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref> In 2001, she joined her partner on an expedition to [[Aconcagua]] where he was leading as a mountain guide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morenz |first=Sabrina |date=2024-03-12 |title=Höhenbergsteigerin Alix von Melle sagt: "Die Berge sind für mich ein Kraftort" |url=https://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/kreis-waldshut/hoehenbergsteigerin-alix-von-melle-sagt-die-berge-sind-fuer-mich-ein-kraftort;art372586,11931544 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=SÜDKURIER Online |language=de}}</ref> On that trip, she would become the first German woman to climb Aconcagua when she reached the summit via the south face.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michel |first=Christoph |date=2020-02-25 |title=Alix von Melle – High altitude climber |url=https://sotooutdoors.eu/en/alix-von-melle-high-altitude-climber/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=SOTO Outdoors |language=en-US}}</ref> The experience led her to want to climb more. The next year, she climbed [[Muztagh Ata|Muztagata]].

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In Munich, she also met [[Luis Stitzinger]], who would become her partner in ski mountaineering and in life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.camp.it/m/ot/de/outdoor/content/2559 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.camp.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=vroni |date=2014-07-07 |title=Interview - Alpinhelden: Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger |url=https://airfreshing.com/interview-alix-von-melle-luis-stitzinger/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref> In 2001, she joined her partner on an expedition to [[Aconcagua]] where he was leading as a mountain guide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morenz |first=Sabrina |date=2024-03-12 |title=Höhenbergsteigerin Alix von Melle sagt: „Die Berge sind für mich ein Kraftort“ |url=https://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/kreis-waldshut/hoehenbergsteigerin-alix-von-melle-sagt-die-berge-sind-fuer-mich-ein-kraftort;art372586,11931544 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=SÜDKURIER Online |language=de}}</ref> On that trip, she would become the first German woman to climb Aconcagua when she reached the summit via the south face.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michel |first=Christoph |date=2020-02-25 |title=Alix von Melle – High altitude climber |url=https://sotooutdoors.eu/en/alix-von-melle-high-altitude-climber/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=SOTO Outdoors |language=en-US}}</ref> The experience led her to want to climb more. The next year, she climbed [[Muztagh Ata|Muztagata]].
[[File:Himalayas, Ama Dablam, Nepal.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Ama Dablam, Himalayas, where von Melle was the first German woman to summit]]
[[File:Himalayas, Ama Dablam, Nepal.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Ama Dablam, Himalayas, where von Melle was the first German woman to summit]]


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After university, she spent a decade managing the Bavarian regional office of the [[German Alpine Club]] while Stitzinger was a mountain guide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iF Design - Alix von Melle |url=https://ifdesign.com/en/if-design-award-and-jury/jury/profile/alix-von-melle/8176 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=ifdesign.com |language=en}}</ref> Over twenty five years together, the two became Germany's most high profile mountaineering couples, and would climb many of the world's highest peaks together.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Geiger |first=Stephanie |date=2024-03-02 |title=Sterben am Berg: wie Alix von Melle den Tod von Luis Stitzinger verarbeitet |url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/sterben-am-berg-wie-alix-von-melle-den-tod-von-luis-stitzinger-verarbeitet-ld.1819865 |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-CH |issn=0376-6829}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Von Melle nach Tod des Partners: "So konnte ich ohne Vorwürfe oder Wut auf ihn abschließen" |url=https://www.kicker.de/von-melle-nach-tod-des-partners-so-konnte-ich-ohne-vorwuerfe-oder-wut-auf-ihn-abschliessen-967944/artikel |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>

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After university, she spent a decade managing the Bavarian regional office of the [[German Alpine Club]] while Stitzinger was a mountain guide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iF Design - Alix von Melle |url=https://ifdesign.com/en/if-design-award-and-jury/jury/profile/alix-von-melle/8176 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=ifdesign.com |language=en}}</ref> Over twenty five years together, the two became Germany's most high profile mountaineering couples, and would climb many of the world's highest peaks together.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Geiger |first=Stephanie |date=2024-03-02 |title=Sterben am Berg: wie Alix von Melle den Tod von Luis Stitzinger verarbeitet |url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/sterben-am-berg-wie-alix-von-melle-den-tod-von-luis-stitzinger-verarbeitet-ld.1819865 |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de-CH |issn=0376-6829}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Von Melle nach Tod des Partners: "So konnte ich ohne Vorwürfe oder Wut auf ihn abschließen" |url=https://www.kicker.de/von-melle-nach-tod-des-partners-so-konnte-ich-ohne-vorwuerfe-oder-wut-auf-ihn-abschliessen-967944/artikel |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>



In 2004, von Melle climbed [[Ama Dablam]] via the southwest ridge, as well as [[Huascarán|Huascaran Norte]]. In 2005, she reached the summit of [[Denali]].
In 2004, von Melle climbed [[Ama Dablam]] via the southwest ridge, as well as [[Huascarán|Huascaran Norte]]. In 2005, she reached the summit of [[Denali]].
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In 2006, alongside Luis, von Melle summitted her first eight-thousander, [[Gasherbrum II]]. The next year, she reached the summit of [[Lenin Peak]].<ref name="Portrait" />
In 2006, alongside Luis, von Melle summitted her first eight-thousander, [[Gasherbrum II]]. The next year, she reached the summit of [[Lenin Peak]].<ref name="Portrait" />


Stitzinger and von Melle would marry in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Steven |date=2024-01-10 |title=A Climber We Lost: Luis Stitzinger |url=https://www.climbing.com/people/a-climber-we-lost-luis-stitzinger/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Climbing |language=en-US}}</ref>
Stitzinger and von Melle would marry in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Steven |date=2024-01-10 |title=A Climber We Lost: Luis Stitzinger |url=https://www.climbing.com/people/a-climber-we-lost-luis-stitzinger/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Climbing |language=en-US}}</ref>


Later she managed the press and public relations department of Globetrotter, a German sporting goods retailer<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |author=Axel Klemmer |date=2011-05-16 |publisher=4-seasons.de |title=Alix von Melle: Auf dem fünften Achttausender |url=http://4-seasons.de/magazinartikel/alix-von-melle-auf-dem-fuenften-achttausender}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> before becoming a self employed PR consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Markenbotschafterin: Alix von Melle - Outdoor Blog für Beratung, Know How & Inspiration |url=https://www.globetrotter.de/magazin/markenbotschafterin-alix-von-melle/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref> In 2014, after an unsuccessful summit of [[Makalu]], due to altitude sickness, she climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]] to recover.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2014 |title=Alix von Melle: Next exit Everest? |url=https://blogs.dw.com/adventuresports/index.html%3Fp=23773.html}}</ref>
Later she managed the press and public relations department of Globetrotter, a German sporting goods retailer<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2013-05-07 |author=Axel Klemmer |date=2011-05-16 |publisher=4-seasons.de |title=Alix von Melle: Auf dem fünften Achttausender |url=http://4-seasons.de/magazinartikel/alix-von-melle-auf-dem-fuenften-achttausender}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> before becoming a self employed PR consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Markenbotschafterin: Alix von Melle - Outdoor Blog für Beratung, Know How & Inspiration |url=https://www.globetrotter.de/magazin/markenbotschafterin-alix-von-melle/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref> In 2014, after an unsuccessful summit of [[Makalu]], due to altitude sickness, she climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]] to recover.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2014 |title=Alix von Melle: Next exit Everest? |url=https://blogs.dw.com/adventuresports/index.html%3Fp=23773.html}}</ref>


=== Eight-thousanders ===
=== Eight-thousanders ===
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|Unsuccessful due to [[2015 Nepal Earthquake]] <ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-31 |title=Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger packen für die nächste Achttausender-Expedition |url=https://kletterszene.com/news/alix-von-melle-und-luis-stitzinger-packen-fur-die-nachste-achttausender-expedition/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Kletterszene |language=de-DE}}</ref>
|Unsuccessful due to [[2015 Nepal Earthquake]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-31 |title=Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger packen für die nächste Achttausender-Expedition |url=https://kletterszene.com/news/alix-von-melle-und-luis-stitzinger-packen-fur-die-nachste-achttausender-expedition/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Kletterszene |language=de-DE}}</ref>
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* ''Leidenschaft fürs Leben''. Together with [[Luis Stitzinger]]. Malik-Verlag, München/Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-89029-442-1.
* ''Leidenschaft fürs Leben''. Together with [[Luis Stitzinger]]. Malik-Verlag, München/Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-89029-442-1.


== Weblinks ==
== External links ==


* [http://www.goclimbamountain.de/index.php Official Website of Luis Stitzinger and Alix von Melle]
* [http://www.goclimbamountain.de/index.php Official Website of Luis Stitzinger and Alix von Melle]
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== References ==
== References ==
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Alix von Melle (September 1, 1971 in Hamburg) is one of Germany's most successful high altitude mountaineers, known for summitting seven eight-thousanders, more than any other German without supplemental oxygen.[1][2]

Alix von Melle
BornSeptember 1, 1971
Hamburg, Germany
EducationGeography
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, PR professional
Known forClimbing more eight-thousanders than any other German
Spouse(s)Luis Stitzinger (2011-his death, 2023)
Children0
Websitehttps://www.goclimbamountain.de/en

Life

Alix von Melle was the third of four children born to a school teacher and businessman in Ahrensburg.[3] After high school, she studied geography in Hamburg and in 1992 transferred to the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[4] It was while studying in Munich when she fell in love with the mountains and discovered her passion for climbing and ski mountaineering.[5]

In Munich, she also met Luis Stitzinger, who would become her partner in ski mountaineering and in life.[6][7] In 2001, she joined her partner on an expedition to Aconcagua where he was leading as a mountain guide.[8] On that trip, she would become the first German woman to climb Aconcagua when she reached the summit via the south face.[9] The experience led her to want to climb more. The next year, she climbed Muztagata.

Ama Dablam, Himalayas, where von Melle was the first German woman to summit

After university, she spent a decade managing the Bavarian regional office of the German Alpine Club while Stitzinger was a mountain guide.[10] Over twenty five years together, the two became Germany's most high profile mountaineering couples, and would climb many of the world's highest peaks together.[11][12]

In 2004, von Melle climbed Ama Dablam via the southwest ridge, as well as Huascaran Norte. In 2005, she reached the summit of Denali.

In 2006, alongside Luis, von Melle summitted her first eight-thousander, Gasherbrum II. The next year, she reached the summit of Lenin Peak.[4]

Stitzinger and von Melle would marry in 2011.[13]

Later she managed the press and public relations department of Globetrotter, a German sporting goods retailer[14] before becoming a self employed PR consultant.[15] In 2014, after an unsuccessful summit of Makalu, due to altitude sickness, she climbed Kilimanjaro to recover.[16]

Eight-thousanders

Date Mountain Height (m) Route Notes
June 29, 2006 Gasherbrum II 8.034 Southwest Spur (III), Banana-Ridge
June 21, 2008 Nanga Parbat 8.125 Kinshofer Route (V) Together with Helga Söll, second German woman at the summit
May 18, 2009 Dhaulagiri 8.167 Northeast Ridge (II) Together with Helga Söll, second German woman at the summit[17]
May 2010 Makalu 8.485 French Route Turned back at 8050m due to cold[18]
October 2, 2010 Cho Oyu 8.188 Tichy-Route
July 25, 2011 Broad Peak 8.051 West ridge and west flank [19]
May 2012 Manaslu 8.163 Northeast flank and northeast ridge Turned back at 7990m due to thunderstorm
May 1, 2012 Shishapangma 8.027 North ridge [20]
May 2014 Makalu 8.485 French route Turned back at 8250m due to altitude sickness[16]
April - June 2015 Mount Everest 8.848 Unsuccessful due to 2015 Nepal Earthquake[21]
September 30, 2017 Manaslu 8.163 Northeast flank and northwest ridge [22]

In 2023, her husband and climbing partner Luis Stizinger died while climbing Kangchenjunga in Nepal.[23] Despite her loss, she has continued to climb and return to the mountains.[24]

Literature

  • Gaby Funk: Alix von Melle & Luis Stitzinger – Ein Paar mit gemeinsamer Leidenschaft fürs Hohe (PDF; 849 kB). In: DAV Panorama – Magazin des Deutschen Alpenvereins. 65. Jahrgang, Nr. 4, 2013, ISSN 1437-5923, S. 92–97.

Writing

  • Leidenschaft fürs Leben. Together with Luis Stitzinger. Malik-Verlag, München/Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-89029-442-1.

References

  1. ^ "Alix von Melle & Luis Stitzinger: 7 x 8000 – Zwischen Gewitterinferno und Gipfelglück | Sektion Weinheim des Deutschen Alpenvereins". Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ Heinemann, Janina (2023-11-22). "Schicksalsschlag: Erfolgreichste Bergsteigerin kämpft sich zum Gipfel zurück". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  3. ^ Clemens Kratzer (2011-03-16). "Interview mit Alix von Melle". alpin.de. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Teamwork". goclimbamountain.de. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  5. ^ Runfunk, Bayerischer. "Alix von Melle, Bergsteigerin, "Wenn was passiert, dann ist nicht der Berg schuld" - Blaue Couch". BR Podcast (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  6. ^ www.camp.it https://www.camp.it/m/ot/de/outdoor/content/2559. Retrieved 2024-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ vroni (2014-07-07). "Interview - Alpinhelden: Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger" (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  8. ^ Morenz, Sabrina (2024-03-12). "Höhenbergsteigerin Alix von Melle sagt: "Die Berge sind für mich ein Kraftort"". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ^ Michel, Christoph (2020-02-25). "Alix von Melle – High altitude climber". SOTO Outdoors. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  10. ^ "iF Design - Alix von Melle". ifdesign.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  11. ^ Geiger, Stephanie (2024-03-02). "Sterben am Berg: wie Alix von Melle den Tod von Luis Stitzinger verarbeitet". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ "Von Melle nach Tod des Partners: "So konnte ich ohne Vorwürfe oder Wut auf ihn abschließen"". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  13. ^ Potter, Steven (2024-01-10). "A Climber We Lost: Luis Stitzinger". Climbing. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  14. ^ Axel Klemmer (2011-05-16). "Alix von Melle: Auf dem fünften Achttausender". 4-seasons.de. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  15. ^ "Markenbotschafterin: Alix von Melle - Outdoor Blog für Beratung, Know How & Inspiration" (in German). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ a b "Alix von Melle: Next exit Everest?". November 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Bergsteigen: Eine Frau will hoch hinaus – Alix von Melle - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  18. ^ "Four or more challenges on Makalu / All news / News / Аll projects of 7 Summits Club". 7summitsclub.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  19. ^ "Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger meistern Broad Peak" (in German). 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  20. ^ "Face to Face: Alix von Melle and Luis Stitzinger". www.camp.it. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  21. ^ "Alix von Melle und Luis Stitzinger packen für die nächste Achttausender-Expedition". Kletterszene (in German). 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  22. ^ "Alix von Melle, Luis Stitzinger, Manaslu". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  23. ^ Lill, Tobias (2023-05-30). "Allgäuer Bergsteiger Luis Stitzinger: Tod im Himalaya". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  24. ^ "Alix von Melle, Bergsteigerin, "Wenn was passiert, dann ist nicht der Berg schuld"". ARD Audiothek (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.

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