On Sunday night, fifteen mountain rescuers worked for more than ten hours: three young mountain climbers were unable to get down from the via ferrata on Pfaffenstein. Extreme weather conditions with wind gusts of up to 100 km/h and darkness were the cause of this.
Three young mountaineers, a woman and two men, found themselves in an alpine emergency on Saturday evening. Wind gusts of 100 km/h and darkness made the descent from Pfaffenstein impossible. The planned descent route was blocked by snow barriers and the hike became a dangerous game against the clock.
15 mountain rescuers were on duty for ten hours
Around 5 p.m. they alerted the Eisenerz mountain rescue service and 15 volunteers responded. Due to the extreme weather conditions, a helicopter could not take off. The mountain rescuers had to climb about 900 meters in two hours, including emergency equipment (including drills and ropes).
Everyone reached the valley unscathed
“We left our comfort zone, but we had the situation under control at all times,” reports Andy Aflenzer, operations manager of the Eisenerz mountain rescue service. Once at the top, the mountain climbers received first aid. Then they went back together using ropes. Only ten hours later, after three o’clock in the morning, were they able to reach the valley. An extremely challenging operation for the mountain rescuers, but fortunately everyone survived without any significant injuries.
Source: Krone
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