The Austrian Alpine Club - or more accurately the Austrian Alpine Association - (German: Oesterreichischer Alpenverein) has about 470,000 members (as of 2014) in 195 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 236 alpine huts in Austria and neighbouring countries. It also maintains over 26,000 kilometres of footpaths, and produces detailed maps of key mountain areas within Austria. Much of this work is done by the Association's 22,000 volunteers.
The Association also has sections in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and a group in Poland.
In 1871 Guido von List became the Association's secretary.
The Association has a museum in Innsbruck dedicated to the history of alpinism.
Hit me like a hammer to my head
We thrashed in bed baby
Drove a truck right through my life
Struck me like a knife
There's a finger in my pie, someone else's guy
Caught you with your pants down, fingers in the till
Caught you stealing something, my last thrill
(1) Chorus:
At war with the world as this life unfurls
Ooh, better get ready
At war with the world, as this life unfurls
Better get ready
Living like a hound dog who's not fed
Life's one big bed baby
From the trash right on the street and anyone you meet
Trying to make the first glance and I doubt you will last
Caught you with your pants down fingers in the till
I guess I've swallowed life's hardest pill