Laura Dahlmeier has reached another milestone: The successful ex-biathlete successfully completed her training as a mountain guide.
Munich – "I'm not at home for more than a week at a time," said Laura Dahlmeier in a
Merkur
interview at the beginning of March.
In addition to her TV job as a biathlon expert, the 29-year-old has numerous hobbies.
In other words: Even after her active biathlon career, she rarely gets bored.
Laura Dahlmeier |
Born: August 22, 1993 (age 29), Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion |
33 World Cup victories |
Retired: May 17, 2019 |
Laura Dahlmeier celebrates a milestone: "And then it's done"
On Instagram she shared happy news with her followers: she has successfully completed her training as a mountain and ski guide.
"And then it's done!
State-certified mountain and ski guide ... which, by the way, is a protected job title in Bavaria and all other Alpine countries,” she writes proudly and shows some mountain photos.
"After 2.5 intensive years of training in all sub-disciplines of mountaineering, I am happy to have passed all the exams," she looks back.
A new phase of life with a new job is now beginning for them.
However, she does not want to do this as a full-time job.
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Laura Dahlmeier ended her biathlon career almost four years ago.
© IMAGO / Horst Mauelshagen
Ex-biathlon star Laura Dahlmeier is now a mountain guide
“I think anyone who studies me knows that I like to do multiple things.
I really enjoy mountain guiding, it will definitely become part of it – as a part-time job,” she said in an interview with
Merkur
.
She takes the liberty of going into the mountains privately.
“Freedom is really important to me.
Otherwise I could have continued doing competitive sports straight away.” Dahlmeier is already active in the mountain rescue service in her home town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
In addition to her work as a television expert, she studies sports at the Technical University of Munich.
Laura Dahlmeier completes mountain guide training – ice climbing was “the hardest”
In addition to eleven theoretical subjects, her now completed training included the acquisition of knowledge in alpine areas such as mountain rescue, climbing, ski methodology, freeriding and avalanche awareness.
“The hardest thing” for her, Dahlmeier reported, was ice climbing.
Most recently, Dahlmeier ran a monster mountain tour – her companion spontaneously agreed.
At the moment she is in the Turkish mountains and is climbing Mount Ararat.
(epp/SID)
List of rubrics: © IMAGO / Horst Mauelshagen
