A 26-year-old from Gmunden spent almost 4.5 hours at Traunstein on Sunday. But because he was lost and couldn’t move forward or backward, he finally called the mountain rescue team. She got him out of his predicament, thankfully unharmed.
On Mother’s Day, the 26-year-old from the Gmunden district wanted to climb the Zierlersteig to the 1,691 meter high Traunstein. He had already been to Traunstein several times over various climbs (Hochkamp, O-Grat, Hernler-, Mairalm- and Naturfreundesteig), but he was not familiar with the unmarked Zierlersteig.
Early start
Around 5 a.m. he started the climb along the unmarked alpine trail with easy, short climbing sections. At about 5,000 feet above sea level, he then veered off the trail for an unknown reason, until he was ultimately unable to move forward or backward on the steep, rocky terrain. He therefore made the emergency call at 9:20 am and immediately provided the coordinates of his location.
Rope rescue
The Alpine Police informed the police helicopter and the Gmunden mountain rescue service. At around 10.20 am, the helicopter crew was able to locate the hiker and pick him up with a 40-metre rope at the Laudachsee intermediate landing site and then take him to the “unterm Stein” landing site.
Source: Krone
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