South Tyrol Alpine Club
![AVS signposts on the Tschögglberg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Tsch%C3%B6gglberg_-_South_Tyrol.jpg)
The
South Tyrol Alpine Club (, ), abbreviated
AVS, is an association of German and
Ladin-speaking mountain climbers in
South Tyrol, northern
Italy. Founded in 1946, it is subdivided into 32
sections and 58 local divisions. The AVS is based in
Bolzano and has more than 60,000 members.
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