Dr. Svenja A. Wolf (Florida State University), Dr. Vanessa Wergin (University of Queensland, TU Munich), M.Sc. Andrea Schittenhelm (Universität der Bundeswehr München) and M.Sc. Benedikt Perl (TU Munich) have received funding from the Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation for the next two years to study group decision-making in mountaineering.
Among the most frequent causes of accidents and death in mountaineering are psychological and, in particular, decision-related factors - for both recreational and professional mountaineers. Since there is almost no (published) scientific research on these phenomena, a cross-sectional study with mountaineers of different levels of expertise as well as two individual case studies with the DAV expedition cadre will be conducted. In the long term, in collaboration with the DAV, the asp and other relevant organizations, a knowledge translation in the form of recommendations for professional and recreational mountaineers will take place.