A woman has survived unhurt after falling into a crevasse whilst skiing on the Stubtaier glacier in Tirol, Austria. The woman fell two and a half metres down the crevasse whilst skiing at around 3000 metres above sea level. The woman from the Baden area of Lower Austria had ventured off piste to explore and […]
A Hungarian ski tourer was rescued after 14 hours stuck in a crevasse in East Tyrol, Austria at the weekend. The skier plunged 10 metres into the crevasse – a friend notified rescuers who after 14 hours were able to get the man out. The conditions were particularly difficult due to extreme weather conditions. Rescue […]
A Belgian teenager survived after plunging feet first into a crevasse on the Pitztaler Glacier in Tirol because her rucksack stopped her from falling 20 meters into the heart of the huge ice block. The teenager was treated for shock and the effects of the cold after she was freed by mountain rescue workers. Ailleboust […]
A Lower Austrian ski tourer was rescued with a rope via helicopter after falling 250 metres at a steep snow-covered area in the Dachstein region today (Tues).The injured 42-year-old woman was hospitalised in Schladming, Styria, rescue operation group ÖAMTC said.Local officials said the woman who was on a ski tour with her husband […]