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Suddenly the two mountain climbers from the Czech Republic, aged 25 and 29, found themselves stuck on the highest mountain in Austria. As they descended, the weather continued to deteriorate. They were hit by a falling stone and injured. Nevertheless, they just managed to escape to an emergency bivouac on the north side of the Grossglockner, as the Kleine Zeitung writes.
The Czechs were lucky that they were well equipped and had their mobile phone batteries charged. This allowed them to contact the valley at an altitude of 3,205 meters and call for help.
The rise of rescuers was unthinkable
But the rescuers could not get close to them. “The wind was so strong that the helicopter could not do anything,” the head of the Heiligenblut mountain rescue service, Nikolaus Brandstätter, told “Bild”. At the heights of the Grossglockner, wind gusts can reach speeds of up to 100 km/h.
A turnout of the rescue workers was therefore unthinkable. It would have taken hours and the risk of falling rocks was enormous. The emergency shelter was a lifesaver for the two Czechs. The bivouac, which has been operated by the Austrian Alpine Club since 2020, is equipped with beds, cooking facilities and a table.
Rescued with rope and safety harness
The rescue of the two men was only possible after two days. Using a rope and a safety harness, a police helicopter flew her to Franz-Josefs-Höhe, where she was loaded into a rescue helicopter and transported to the hospital in Lienz. One of the two turned out to have a broken collarbone. Nothing is known about his comrade’s condition.
Source: Blick
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