HEINZ ZAK

CLIMBER AND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

The Perfectionist - in climbing and photography.

Heinz lives in Scharnitz, Tyrol. At the age of 15 he began to climb

and now ranks among the best known in the world. Since 1979,

he has travelled extensivley to the world's greatest climbing areas

and spectacular landscapes.

During his travels his love for photography developed and fell hand

in hand with his climbing. At the end of the seventies, he brought the

idea of sport climbing from America to Austria, and helped develop

sport climbing areas such as the "Jungle Book" or the "Chinese Wall".

As well as being being top sports climber Heinz is an excellent all-rounder

with a CV including an ascent of Royal Flush high on Fitzroy Patagonia, climbing a staggering 36 peaks in 3 days and a winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.