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Hiker falls on Traunstein: rescue by helicopter successful!
A hiker injured herself on Traunstein. A rescue helicopter took her to the Gmunden Clinic after breaking her ankle.
Hiker falls on Traunstein: rescue by helicopter successful!
On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the Gmunden mountain rescue service was alerted twice in quick succession at Traunstein. At around 2:20 p.m., a 43-year-old hiker from Germany injured her ankle while descending from Traunstein at an altitude of about 1,260 meters, near the area known as “Bründl”. The woman, who had climbed the summit of the 1,691 meter high Traunstein at 8:30 a.m. via the Naturfreunde-Steig, was on her way back via the Mairalm-Steig when she suffered her injury and was no longer able to continue the descent independently.
Following hikers were quickly on the scene and alerted the mountain rescue service via the Alpine emergency number 140. As a result, an emergency helicopter was called in to locate the injured hiker. The mountain rescue team brought the woman to safety with the help of a 30-meter rope. First she was flown to a turnaround point, where the helicopter landed before she was then transported to the Salzkammergut Klinikum Gmunden to receive medical care.
Second rescue mission on Traunstein
The emergency medical helicopter “Christophorus 10” from Hörsching quickly came to help and rescued the man with a variable rope to fly him into the valley. During the rescue, a 60-year-old woman from the Gmunden district was also reported who felt severe knee pain while descending the Mairalm-Steig and was also no longer able to descend independently. An emergency team made its way to her and brought her safely to the forest road into the Lainautal, where she was released into home care.
Frequent mountain accidents
The two rescue missions on Traunstein come in the context of a worrying increase in mountain accidents in recent weeks. Reports reported several incidents that led hikers and mountaineers into emergencies. Recently, a group of six from Germany had to be rescued in the Wilder Kaiser mountains after they got into mountain distress due to exhaustion and weather conditions. There was also a tragic incident at the Rimpfischhorn in the Valais Alps in which five ski tourers lost their lives. Such events highlight the risks inherent in mountain activities and emphasize the importance of safety and proper preparation when hiking in the Alps.