Tragic crash on the Lower Dachstein: Alpinist dies during training

Tragic crash on the Lower Dachstein: Alpinist dies during training

on the Lower Dachstein, with a height of 2,934 meters, there was a tragic misfortune on Sunday. A 37-year-old alpinist from Hungary had a fatal, while he was traveling with a group of mountaineers on the south ridge. The man who headed a training course from a Hungarian association had a total of nine participants in his care. The group has been housed at the Simonyhütte since Thursday.

report by Kleine Zeitung and SN According to the alpinist lost the hold and crashed. It is particularly tragic that during the tour, which was classified with a difficulty level from one to four after the Uiaa scale, he was not roped. This fact could have had a major impact on the course of the accident, since the risk of climbing is significantly increased without security.

rescue measures and scene of the accident

The rescue workers were quickly on site. A rescue and a police helicopter as well as the mountain rescue Hallstatt and the Alpine police were deployed. Despite all efforts, all help came too late for the unfortunate. The exact scene of the accident on the ridge could not initially be clearly determined, which made the rescue measures difficult. The companions of the accident were safely brought to the Simonyhütte and later to the mountain station of the Krippenstein cable car.

The tour that was imminent was not without a challenge. The Uiaa scale, which many climbers rely on, evaluates the difficulty of climbing routes in the rock. This scale ranges from I to XII and helps to classify routes according to its difficulty. The ratings serve to better assess the risk, which is of the utmost importance on tours like that on the Lower Dachstein. In this case, all meters of altitude would have presented a possible danger, especially if climbers are not adequately secured, as in the information from Bergzeit

The tragic incident on the Lower Dachstein is another dark indication of the risks of mountain climbing, especially without adequate security measures. It tears a gap into the community of mountaineers and shows the need to take security guidelines seriously.