Englishmen’s misadventure

The English calamity was a hiking disaster that happened on the Schauinsland near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 17 April 1936. A group of twenty-seven English schoolboys were stranded after they were led up the mountain by their teacher, Kenneth Keast, who ignored multiple warnings of poor weather conditions.

Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Memorial
…lies at an elevation of 1,187 metres (3,894 feet)
Description: death of five English students on a hiking trip in Germany
Also known as
“Engländerdenkmal”
“English calamity”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schauinsland and Eugen-Keidel Tower.

Schauinsland

Peak

Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Schauinsland is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level.

Eugen-Keidel Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Eugen-Keidel Tower is a 31-metre-high observation… Eugen-Keidel Tower is situated 450 metres northwest of Englishmen’s misadventure.

Schauinsland Pit

Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Schauinsland Pit was a silver and lead mine east of Freiburg im Breisgau. Schauinsland Pit is situated 380 metres west of Englishmen’s misadventure.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hofsgrund and Horben.

Hofsgrund

Village

Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hofsgrund is a village.

Horben

Village

Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horben is a village in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Horben is situated 4½ km northwest of Englishmen’s misadventure.