Ambassadors

World-class athletes from Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden is home to internationally renowned athletes. For mountaineers in particular, the Berchtesgaden Alps provide the perfect terrain to push their limits and achieve world-class performances. Discover the sports ambassadors of our region—each among the very best in their discipline, yet all united by their deep connection to Berchtesgaden.

Professional climbers Alexander and Thomas Huber, along with ski mountaineer and cyclist Anton Palzer, proudly represent their Upper Bavarian homeland of Berchtesgaden as ambassadors to the world.

Berchtesgaden ambassadors

  • Alexander und Thomas Huber: Individually, each ranks among the world’s best professional climbers. Together, the Huber brothers form one of the strongest climbing partnerships of our time. Their greatest achievements include speed records in California’s Yosemite Valley, the first free ascent of the Eternal Flame route on Nameless Tower in Pakistan at 6,251 meters, and numerous first ascents in their home mountains, the Berchtesgaden Alps.
     
  • Anton Palzer: Anton “Toni” Palzer was born in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden. The mountains of his Bavarian homeland have always been his playground: in winter, he celebrated major successes as a ski mountaineer, while in summer he competed internationally as a mountain runner. In 2021, Toni switched to WorldTour cycling and raced at the sport’s highest level for five years. In 2026, he returned to ski mountaineering with a double victory and a German championship title—and joined Eurosport as a live expert commentator for the Olympic debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio.

  • Toni Palzer

    Meet Toni Palzer from Ramsau near Berchtesgaden — world-class ski mountaineer, mountain runner and pro cyclist shaped by Watzmann and the Alps.

  • Thomas Huber

    Meet Thomas Huber, certified mountain and ski guide and the older of the two Huberbuam brothers, who lives for his passion: mountaineering. Together with his brother Alexander, he forms one of the most successful climbing partnerships of our time.

  • Alexander Huber

    Meet Alexander Huber, legendary climber and ambassador of the Berchtesgaden region. In 1998, the certified mountain and ski guide chose to leave behind his career in physics and follow an unknown path into the world of the mountains.