German Alpine Club
| Sport | Mountaineering |
|---|---|
| Category | Amateur athletic association |
| Founded | 9 May 1869 |
| Affiliation | International Federation of Sport Climbing |
| Regional affiliation | 356 sections |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| President | Josef Klenner |
| Official website | |
| alpenverein | |
The German Alpine Club (German: Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the competent body for sport and competition climbing, hiking, mountaineering, hill walking, ice climbing, mountain expeditions, as well as ski mountaineering. It is an association made up of local branches known as 'sections'.