Two climbers fall 15 metres into a crevasse on the Hoher Dachstein
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- Two men, aged 32 and 39, fell about 15 metres into a crevasse while descending the Hoher Dachstein in Upper Austria.
- One climber slipped on a steep section of the Hallstatt Glacier and pulled his rope-linked companion into the crevasse.
- Rescuers transferred the second seriously injured man to a night-flight medical helicopter at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
Two climbers fell about 15 metres into a glacier crevasse during a descent of the Hoher Dachstein in the Gmunden district on Saturday afternoon.
The men, aged 32 and 39, were well equipped and were crossing an ice field cut through by crevasses. On a section of the Hallstatt Glacier with a 40-degree incline, one of them slipped and dragged his companion, who was connected to him by rope, into the fall.
Both climbers suffered serious injuries. Difficult weather conditions and the onset of darkness made the rescue operation particularly demanding, and it lasted around 10 hours.
At about 3 a.m. on Sunday, rescuers handed the second injured climber over at a suitable intermediate landing site to a medical helicopter capable of flying at night.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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