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Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Alto Adige

Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Alto Adige C.N.S.A.S. ODV

Bolzano, Italy

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief
AssociationRegional reach700 volunteers
Profile last updated: June 29, 2026

About

Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Alto Adige is a non-profit association based in Bolzano, Italy working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief.

The Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Alto Adige is a volunteer organisation of the Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico, part of the Club Alpino Italiano. It provides mountain rescue and speleological rescue across the province of South Tyrol (Alto Adige), with around 700 volunteer rescuers and mountain guides who work in German, Italian and Ladin. The organisation runs rescue stations across the province, trains its rescuers in tiered qualifications, and provides safety guidance for mountain activities such as alpinism, hiking and related outdoor pursuits.

Location

Bolzano, Italy

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ODV

Legal name

Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Alto Adige C.N.S.A.S. ODV

VAT number

IT01554790210

Focus areas

mountain rescuespeleological rescuevolunteerSouth Tyrolemergency response

Languages

ITDE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Operatore di Soccorso Base (OSB)

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Italy

Entry-level volunteer rescuer qualification covering search techniques, map reading, GPS and radio use, first aid and stretcher handling, following a pre-selection process.

Operatore di Soccorso Alpino (OSA)

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Italy

Advanced volunteer rescue qualification covering rope techniques, including lowering stretchers down steep and vertical terrain.

Countries of operation

Italy

Funding & support

Volunteers

700

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e SpeleologicoClub Alpino Italiano

Partnerships

Alpenverein Südtirol

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