The purpose of the Mainz section of the German Alpine Club is

• to promote and cultivate mountaineering and alpine sports, especially in the Alps and the German low mountain ranges, particularly for young people and families
• to preserve the beauty and unspoiled nature of the mountains and to expand knowledge about the mountains, thereby also fostering a connection to one's homeland.

The DAV Mainz offers its members training in safe and environmentally conscious mountaineering, climbing, hiking, and mountain biking in the Alps and low mountain ranges, as well as an extensive range of guided mountain, ski, mountain bike, and climbing tours.

Regular regional Sunday hikes.

In Pitztal (Ötztal Alps/Tyrol), it manages the Kaunergrathütte (2,817 m, 55 beds), its network of trails, and the high-alpine "Mainzer Höhenweg" including the Rhineland-Palatinate bivouac (3,247 m, 9 emergency beds), the Morgenbachtal climbing area in the Binger Wald, and the "Kleiner Mainzer Höhenweg" around Mainz.

Since 2005, operator of the climbing hall ("Kletterkiste - DAV Kletterzentrum Mainz") at the Alpine Club House (Turmstr. 85) with 800 m² of indoor and outdoor climbing area with over 80 routes in difficulty grades 3 to 9. Small bouldering room.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sat and Sun 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• to promote and cultivate mountaineering and alpine sports, especially in the Alps and the German low mountain ranges, particularly for young people and families
• to preserve the beauty and unspoiled nature of the mountains and to expand knowledge about the mountains, thereby also fostering a connection to one's homeland.

The DAV Mainz offers its members training in safe and environmentally conscious mountaineering, climbing, hiking, and mountain biking in the Alps and low mountain ranges, as well as an extensive range of guided mountain, ski, mountain bike, and climbing tours.

Regular regional Sunday hikes.

In Pitztal (Ötztal Alps/Tyrol), it manages the Kaunergrathütte (2,817 m, 55 beds), its network of trails, and the high-alpine "Mainzer Höhenweg" including the Rhineland-Palatinate bivouac (3,247 m, 9 emergency beds), the Morgenbachtal climbing area in the Binger Wald, and the "Kleiner Mainzer Höhenweg" around Mainz.

Since 2005, operator of the climbing hall ("Kletterkiste - DAV Kletterzentrum Mainz") at the Alpine Club House (Turmstr. 85) with 800 m² of indoor and outdoor climbing area with over 80 routes in difficulty grades 3 to 9. Small bouldering room.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sat and Sun 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Founded: 1883
Register of associations: VR 1018