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![]() Arnold on Peukers Problem (VIIIb) at Basteischluchtturm in the late 1990s. | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | February 28, 1947 |
Occupation(s) | Rock climber and mountaineer |
Bernd Arnold (born 28 February 1947) is a German rock climber and mountaineer. He is known for more than 900 first ascents in the East German Saxon Switzerland climbing region. During the 1970s and 1980s, he established most of the hardest routes in the region and became one of the most influential German climbers of his era. He is well-known for climbing barefoot, even on very hard routes.[1]