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Mountaineering
Scenic view of the 'Großes Höllental' from Deutsch-Mythologische
Landschaftsbilder 2nd volume - Page 523.In 1871, Lists writing talents were
given vent as he became a correspondent of the Neue deutsche Alpenzeitung ("New
German Alpine Newspaper"), later called the Salonblatt. He also began to edit
the yearbook of the Österreichischer Alpenverein (Austrian Alpine Association),
of which he became secretary in that year.
List was an ardent, enthusiastic mountaineer and hiker. On one of these
adventures List came very close to losing his life. While climbing a mountain on
May 8, 1871 in the Großes Höllental (Larger Valley of Hell) leading up to the
Rax mountain in Lower Austria, a mass of ice gave way under his feet and he fell
some distance. He was apparently saved only by the fact that he had landed on a
soft surface covered by a recent snowfall. In memory of his good luck and to
help others, out of his own expense List had the track equipped with a chain put
up and officially opened by him on June 21 1871. It was also named (now called
Gaislochsteig) after him the "Guido-List-Steig"
Heidentor (pagan gate), at Carnuntum.On June 24, 1875, List was camping with
four friends near the ruins of Carnuntum. As the 1500th anniversary of the
Germanic tribes defeat over this Roman garrison in 375, the evening carried a
lot of weight for List. Carnuntum became the title of List's first full-length
novel, published in two volumes in 1888. After its success, it was followed by
two more books set in tribal Germany; Jung Diethers Heimkehr ("Young Diether's
Homecoming", 1894) and Pipara (1895). These books led to List being celebrated
by the pan-German movement. Around the turn of the century, he continued with
several plays.
Nobility and title
Between 1903 and 1907, he began using the noble title von on occasion, before
finally settling on it permanently in 1907. As this was only permitted for
members of the aristocracy, he was put before an official enquiry. Here he
produced evidence supporting his claim, which was accepted by the officials
heading the inquiry.
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