Anti-climbing protection apparatus for a rail vehicle

An anti-climbing protection apparatus for a rail vehicle, the anti-climbing protection apparatus comprising:

• an energy absorption element connected to a vehicle frame of the rail vehicle and having an end facing away from the vehicle frame;
• at least one buffer supported by said energy absorption element;
• a bearing element fastened to said end of said energy absorption element facing away from the vehicle frame, said bearing element having an end projecting vertically from said at least one buffer;
• an anti-climbing protection device supported by said end of said bearing element projecting vertically from said at least one buffer, said anti-climbing protection device including an anti-climbing protection element;
• and
• a horizontally aligned stop moving said anti-climbing protection element interacting with the front of the rail vehicle into an anti-climbing protection position extending over said at least one buffer in the event of a crash.