A 21-year-old man could not leave the Berchtesgaden Alps as planned due to snow.
So he slept on a rock face.
Only in the morning could he be saved.
A man was stuck overnight in the Berchtesgaden Alps.
The uncertain weather prevented a planned descent.
The 21-year-old was rescued the next morning in an extensive rescue operation.
Berchtesgaden - A 21-year-old man will probably not forget this day.
Forces of the
Mountain Rescue Berchtesgaden
and the crew of
Traunstein rescue helicopter
had him on Sunday afternoon in a more than three-hour rescue operation from the
large hopper
on
Hohen Goll
, the highest peak in
Göllmassiv on the eastern edge of the Berchtesgaden Alps
, save.
The man had involuntarily spent the night in the mountains.
Berchtesgaden Alps: man wanted to return - snow prevented descent
Around 10.15 a.m., hikers at the entrance to the
Kehlstein-Steftensteig reported
calls for help, which could then be located in the area around the
large funnel
in the
Göll-Westwand
, and notified the rescue.
The mountain rescuers descended almost 300 meters in altitude to the 21-year-old and then let him down to the end of the funnel.
A rescue helicopter was waiting there to
bring
the man safely back to
Scharitzkehl
on
Obersalzberg
.
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Ultimately, the man could be safely recovered.
© Markus Leitner / BRK KV Berchtesgadener Land
The local climber stated that he had already
walked
with a companion over the
Mannlgrat
to the
Hohen Göll
on Saturday
.
His partner then turned back early.
The 21-year-old actually planned
to return
via the
Alpeltalsteig
, but broke off his path because of the heavy snow.
Berchtesgaden Alps: “Adventure in the funnel” ends lightly
Because alternative routes were also out of the question due to the uncertain weather, he decided to spend the night there - despite the low temperatures.
The
BRK Berchtesgaden
averaged “frosty weather.” The next morning he wanted to get back on the trail, but couldn't find it and walked up and down several trenches, whereupon he ended up in the large funnel and got stuck.
With no cell phone battery left, he called out loud for help.
Fortunately, his calls were noticed by the hikers on the Steftensteig so that the man could be helped.
Except for a few grazes, he would have
survived
his "adventure in the
funnel
" of which the
BRK
spoke, almost unharmed.
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