A 25-year-old climber fell on Easter Sunday in the rope on a climbing tour in the Wilder Kaiser in the municipal area of Ellmau because three mobile intermediate protection did not occur. The local population suffered serious injury and hull.
The 25-year-old traveled as a member of a group of four who played the “Weibertwedda” climbing tour in the Friedrichsturm in two partnerships. The 25-year-old climbed in the seventh rope length (Difficulty 6+), the 23-year-old secured. In the first meter of the rope length, the Austrian used two so -called friends, ie clamping devices, as well as an existing wedge as an intermediate protection.
Intermediate Backups did not last
When the climber was about ten meters above the stands, he lost him for an unknown cause and fell into the rope. His climbing partner was able to hold the fall, but not the mobile intermediate backups. The 25-year-old fell about 23 meters in the stands and ran serious injuries on the head and the hull.
Heli barg injured and companion
The man’s companions have made an emergency call. He and the other three climbers were recovered by rope by the emergency helicopter. The serious wounded was flown to St. Johann -Hospital in the Zwischenlandplatz after a short first -line care.
Source: Krone
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