Condolences to the family and friends of Christoph Schweiger

It's with great sadness that 8a has learned of the tragic and senseless passing of one of Germany's most promising and most liked up and coming climbers, Christoph Schweiger. As reported by Pareti, Christoph and his girlfriend were tragically struck by a car at a crosswalk while on vacation in Arco this past weekend. Christoph's girlfriend remains in hospital but it is stable and recovering. Besides excelling competitively, Christoph also completed the coveted Font boulder, The Big Island (8C) this year. He will be missed by many.