An approaching thunderstorm was fatal for two mountaineers on Monday on the Großglockner in East Tyrol: Due to the adverse conditions, their descent was delayed – night fell. And then there were also reception problems during the emergency call.
The two Germans (32 and 34 years old) had already climbed the normal route to the summit of the Grossglockner. When we returned to the valley, a thunderstorm suddenly blew up. “As a result, their descent was delayed and night fell,” reported the police. Slipped over bare ice But that’s not all: in the area of the Eisleitel at an altitude of around 3640 meters, the 34-year-old climber slid on the partially bare ice around 10 p.m and slipped over steep terrain. Luckily he was not injured. Apparently the two alpinists were no longer able to descend into the valley on their own. So they made an emergency call. Because this did not work properly due to reception problems, the 34-year-old descended further in the direction of the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte. However, the man lost his way and ended up on the Hofmannskees, which was riddled with crevasses. Mountain rescuers and mountain guides as rescuers “A member of the Kals am Großglockner mountain rescue service, who happened to be present at the Erzherzog-Johann hut, finally organized with five others who were also at the hut Mountain guides rescued the two climbers who got into trouble,” the police continued. The salvage was finally completed around 11:30 p.m.
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