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 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 […]
Despite the record cold winter Austrian climatologists say the country’s glaciers melted last year faster than ever before. They highlighted the case of the glacier on the Dachstein that in 2011 shrunk with the loss of 6 million cubic metres of water – enough to fill 40 million baths. The melting glaciers are also a […]
A skier from Hungary died of multiple internal injuries after plunging off a descent in a Carinthian winter sports resort.The 38-year-old Sopron resident landed in a safety net after falling off a cliff at the Mölltaler glacier near Spittal an der Drau on Friday. Mountain rescuers who reached the site of the incident in […]
An autopsy has been ordered after an elderly German collapsed and died on a slope in Tyrol.Officials in Finkenberg announced today (Mon) that the 72-year-old from Berlin may have suffered a heart attack. They stressed that a forensic examination should reveal the cause of the pensioners death.The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Hintertuxer […]
Two people were buried by an avalanche in Salzburg this morning (Fri).Officials announced the avalanche went down at the Maurer glacier near the Kitzsteinhorn Mountain in the provinces Pongau area.The avalanche engulfed two people. Their sexes, ages and nationalities have been withheld by authorities. One of them managed get free without help from others, while […]