MICHAEL WACHTLER
( explorers /bushcraft/ survival )

No one knows the Dolomites and its naturalistic secrets better than Michael Wachtler. Born in San Candido, in the South Tyrol, as a teenager his strong passion for the mountains brought him closer to the study and research of crystals and fossils.

In a short time he became the most experienced researcher of the Alps and from the 90s he began to publish texts, volumes and documentaries on the genesis of the Dolomites.

He made numerous discoveries and in the fossil deposit of the Fossillagerstätte Kühwiesenkop, on Mount Prà della Vacca, he found evidence of fossil species previousely unknown (like the "Wachtleria" ) and of a type of dinosaur, which takes the name of "Megachirella wachtleri" in his honor.

He opened and runs the Dolomythos, the Natural World Heritage Museum, in San Candido, which displays a large collection of finds and fossils illustrating the genesis of the Dolomites.