Mountain Climber Duo Fell 15 Meters in Crevasse on the Hohe Dachstein
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The two friends had fallen into a crevasse on Saturday evening at the Dachstein. The seriously injured were still able to drop the emergency call themselves. The rescue operation was extremely complex. On Saturday, around 5.30 p.m., a rope team crashed into a crevasse in the area of the Randkluft at the Hohen Dachstein. Two friends from Germany, 32 and 39 years old, reached the summit of the Hohen Dachstein on Saturday afternoon after the ascent…
German climber tore climbing partners into the depths. Arduous rescue of the seriously injured lasted about ten hours.
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der Standard DEThe rescue of the two climbers, who were heavily injured, took more than ten hours to go to the hospital.
As reported by the police in a press release on Sunday, the two friends from Germany chose the variant over the so-called Randkluftsteig, which ended at the glacier passage. At a distance of about ten meters they crossed the section as a rope team only a little far away from the steeply sloping glacier. By the descent of the first climber, the other climber was also carried along. Despite the serious injuries, one of the two was able to make an …
At around 5.30 p.m. on September 6, 2026, two climbers crashed into a 15 m deep crevasse in the area of the Randkluft on the Hohe Dachstein. They injured themselves severely, but could be saved. BEZIRK GMUNDEN. Two friends from Germany, 32 and 39 years old, reached the summit of the Hohe Dachstein on Saturday afternoon after the ascent over the "shoulder climb". For the descent, the men chose the variant over the "Randkluftsteig". This ends at a…
Fog, darkness and icy terrain made the recovery a dangerous challenge for 35 forces in the middle of the Dachstein Glacier.
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