Rolf Zurbrügg is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 ski mountaineer and national ski-mountaineering coach. He is also cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

 and a trained mountain guide

Mountain guide

Mountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...

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Zurbrügg was born in Adelboden

Adelboden

Adelboden is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.-Geography:Adelboden lies in the west of the Berner Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstlige river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river.Adelboden is a...

. Professionally he is deployed in the Border Guard Corps

Border Guard Corps

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 and works at the border station of Brig

Brig

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. By order of the Swiss Alpine Club

Swiss Alpine Club

The Swiss Alpine Club is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 sections with 110,000 members...

 he has coached the national ski mountaineering team since November 2005.

Selected results

Zurbrügg won several Swiss Cup races.

• 2003: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Damien Farquet
  Damien Farquet
  Damien Farquet is a Swiss ski mountaineer and cross-country skier. Professionally he is deployed in the Border Guard Corps and lives in Le Châble.- Selected results :* 2000:...
  
   and Rico Elmer
  Rico Elmer
  Rico Elmer is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner.Elmer was born in Elm GL. He first competed in the Patrouille des Glaciers event in 1996 and has been member of the national team since 2003...
  
  )

Patrouille des Glaciers

Patrouille des Glaciers

The Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...

 

• 2000: 5th (international military teams ranking), together with Pvt E-2 Ernest Farquet
  Ernest Farquet
  - Selected results :* 2008:** 8th, Pierra Menta * 2009:** 9th, European Championship team race - Patrouille des Glaciers :...
  
  and Pvt E-2 Gregoire Saillen
• 2004: 3rd, together with Damien Farquet and Rico Elmer