A Tyrolean alpinist (36) was very lucky on Sunday afternoon, who fell four meters deep into a crevice on the way up to the Reichenspitze (3303 m) in the Zillertal Alps. He sustained injuries and was flown to Schwaz Hospital.
“We were alerted just before 12 p.m.,” says Andreas Eder, local manager of the Mayrhofen mountain rescue service. A Zillertal mountaineer duo wanted to climb from the Plauener Hütte over the Zillergrund to the Reichenspitze on the border with Salzburg. One of the two, who was traveling in a roped team of two, slipped when crossing the Randkluft because a piece of ice must have broken off his belay. Companion raised the alarm The 36-year-old alpinist then fell about four meters deep into the Randkluft, his 40-year-old Of course, Seilpartner was able to hold him. He immediately sounded the alarm. Two helicopters took off from the scene of the accident at around 3,000 meters. In addition to the Heli 4 emergency helicopter, the Libelle Tirol also flew with six Mayrhofen mountain rescuers in the direction of the Reichenspitze. The Zillertaler was flown to the Schwaz hospital and operated on his arm there. The crew of the Libelle Tirol then also rescued the second alpinist on the rope. The uninjured was then flown out of the immediate danger area with a helicopter.Fractured glacierKey word “danger area”: The Tyrolean glaciers this summer are generally very rugged and therefore particularly dangerous. Mountain rescuer Andreas Eder therefore strongly advises all alpinists to rope up. In this case, the rope prevented even worse. “Another alpinist was alone in the area and was therefore not roped up,” Eder shakes his head in disbelief.
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