Stefanie "Steffi" Koch is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 ski mountaineer.

Koch was born in Anger

Anger, Bavaria

Anger is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany.- Notable people :The German ski mountaineers Stefanie Koch and Stefan Klinger were born in Anger....

 and grew on the farm of their parents with her three siblings. In her teens she started mountain biking

Mountain biking

Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...

 and participated in triathlon

Triathlon

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

 competitions. She passed the clerical administrative assistant training and was inspired of ski mountaineering by her boyfriend Stefan Klinger

Stefan Klinger

Stefan Klinger is a German ski mountaineer.Klinger was born in Anger. He inspired his girl friend Stefanie Koch to compete also in the national ski mountaineering team.- Selected results :* 2003:** 1st, Predigtstuhl race* 2004:...

. Her aunt Resi was the first female German, who climbed on the Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain on Earth, the second highest mountain in Pakistan and among the eight-thousanders with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters...

 in 2001.

Selected results

• 2004:
  • 2nd, Mountain Attack
    Mountain Attack
    The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering competition, carried out near Saalbach since 1999.The competition is separated in a short distance and a long distance course, each offered for a female and a male racer class. There is a separat ranking of racers, older than 45 years...
    
     team
• 2005:
  • 5th, German Championship single
  • 2nd, Mountain Attack race
• 2006:
  • 3rd, German Championship single
  • 2nd, "International Open", Saalbach
    Saalbach-Hinterglemm
    Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports...
    
    
  • 4th, World Championship
    2006 World Championship of Skimountaineering
    The 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
    
     relay race (together with Judith Graßl
    Judith Graßl
    Judith Graßl is a German ski mountaineer.Graßl was born in Berchtesgaden. She is married to the ski mountaineer Franz Graßl with two children...
    
    , Barbara Gruber
    Barbara Gruber
    Barbara Gruber is a German ski mountaineer and mountain biker.Gruber was born in Bad Reichenhall. Like her parents and siblings, she passed the framer training. She started with sports after the birth of her son Johannes, at first with mountain biking...
    
     and Silvia Treimer
    Silvia Treimer
    Silvia Treimer is a German ski mountaineer.Treimer was born in Berchtesgaden and lives in Rosenheim. She is married to the mountain guide Christian Treimer with one daughter named Anna, and works as judicial officer in Rosenheim....
    
    )
  • 4.th, |World Championship team race (together with Judith Graßl)
• 2007:
  • 1st, German Championship single
  • 2nd, Mountain Attack Trace
  • 2nd, Sellaronda ski marathon (together with Judith Graßl)
  • 3rd, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Judith Graßl and Silvia Treimer)
  • 4th, European Championship relay race (together with Judith Graßl and Silvia Treimer)
  • 4th, European Championship team race (together with Judith Graßl)
  • 10th, European Championship combination ranking
• 2008:
  • 1st, German Championship team
  • 2nd, German Championship single
  • 2nd, German Championship vertical race
    Vertical race
    A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
    
    
  • 2nd, Rofan Xtreme
  • 6th, World Championship
    2008 World Championship of Skimountaineering
    The 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
    
     team race (together with Judith Graßl)
  • 7th, Pierra Menta
    Pierra Menta
    The Pierra Menta is an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the Beaufortain region since 1985. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.The athletes have to travel a cumulative...
    
     (together with Judith Graßl)
  • 9th, World Championship single race

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...

• 2006: 3rd, together with Judith Graßl and Silvia Treimer
• 2008: 4th, together with Judith Graßl and Silvia Treimer

External links

• Stefanie Koch at skimountaineering.com