As of: February 6, 2024, 4:47 a.m
By: Moritz Bletzinger
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Two mountaineers have been waiting on the Großglockner in Austria since Sunday.
They are probably injured and waiting to be rescued.
This is difficult in strong winds.
Update from February 5th, 4:58 p.m.:
Bad news from Carinthia.
The rescue flight, which started at 3 p.m., was not successful.
Nikolaus Brandstätter from the Heilgenblut mountain rescue service confirmed this when asked by
IPPEN.MEDIA
. He could not say when a new attempt would take place.
The state police inspection has not yet been available to answer questions.
“We got within about 20 meters of the mountaineers’ accommodation, but then it became too dangerous due to the wind,” Horst Wohlgemuth from the Spittal Alpine task force told the
Kleine Zeitung
.
The holidaymakers have to spend the night in the Glockner bivouac again.
The next attempt at a rescue flight is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (February 6) at 7 a.m.
Dramatic situation on the Großglockner: mountaineers are stuck at around 3,000 meters after falling rocks
First report from February 5th, 2:43 p.m.:
Kaprun – emergency call from the highest mountain in Austria.
Two men from Slovakia are stuck at an altitude of 3,205 meters on the Großglockner.
A rockfall had injured the two mountaineers, they reported to the authorities on Sunday at 8 p.m.
Since then they have been waiting in the so-called Glockner bivouac, the Carinthian State Police Inspectorate confirmed at the request of
IPPEN.MEDIA.
Mountaineers are stuck on the Großglockner: storm hinders rescue operation - new attempt in the afternoon
There is currently a strong storm on the Großglockner with gusts of up to 100 km/h, which is why a rescue operation was not possible at first.
A first attempt on Monday morning failed.
It is too windy for the rescue helicopter, a problem that also hindered a rescue operation on the Watzmann last year.
Enduring on the Großglockner: Two mountaineers from Slovakia are stuck in the bivouac, injured.
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At 3 p.m. the rescue workers made another attempt.
A rescue on foot would be very complex and risky and would take at least seven hours, said the head of the Heiligenblut mountain rescue service, Nikolaus Brandstätter, to the
Kleine Zeitung
.
Injured mountaineers in the Großglockner bivouac appear to be doing well
At least: the mountaineers have a roof over their heads and are looked after and have provisions.
After the accident on the north face, they made it to the bivouac, a protective box run by the Alpine Club, under their own steam.
There they are now waiting for rescue.
The RK1 emergency medical helicopter, the Heiligenblut mountain rescue service and the Spittal an der Drau alpine police are in use.
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It is not known what injuries the mountaineers suffered.
However, they do not appear to have any life-threatening injuries.
“The cell phone batteries are charged, we can communicate.
They told us that they didn't dare to go downhill.
But they are well equipped, like most mountaineers from the former Eastern Bloc,” said mountain rescuer Brandstätter.
It was only at the beginning of January that holidaymakers on the Großglockner got into trouble and needed help.
For them, the rescue was an expensive undertaking.
They started in bad weather and have to pay the costs of the 15-hour deployment of 13 emergency services themselves.
(moe)