A 45-year-old woman from Vienna died when a car plummeted over a 300-metre embankment in the Salzburg Alps yesterday (Sun). Two other passengers of the vehicle were injured in the accident. Local newspapers write today that a woman suffered serious injuries while a man got away with nothing but cuts and bruises. The incident reportedly […]
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German dies in Tyrolean Alps
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A German hiker died while being transported into the valley after an accident. The tourist dropped down a ravine on the Schönbichler Horn Mountain in the Tyrolean district of Schwaz yesterday (Thurs). Mountain rescuers were kept from using a chopper to get him to a clinic due to bad weather conditions. The 49-year-old – who […]
Paraglider falls off tree
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A paraglider sustained fractures and internal injuries when he fell out of a tree. The Czech tourist pulled the emergency chute after experiencing difficulties with the regular glide shortly after taking off at an altitude of 2,100 metres on the Krippenstein Mountain in Upper Austria’s Gmunden district yesterday (Weds). He landed safely in the treetops […]
More than a dozen passengers had a narrow escape when a coach was at risk of plunging down a descent and into a river yesterday (Mon).The 52-year-old driver of the vehicle came off the bendy mountain pass road in the Carinthian district of Spittal an der Drau for unclear reasons. He told the 13 passengers […]
Paragliders crash on garage roof
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Two Germans were transferred to a clinic after a paragliding tandem flight attempt went wrong.The holidaymakers, aged 51 and 62, lost control of the glider a few minutes after taking off on a descent in a mountain range near Neustift, Tyrol, on Thursday. They fell onto the roof of a garage. The men were hospitalised […]
For the first time a combined contest of skiing and mountainbiking took place on the Semmering last weekend.Additionally a new speed record of 130 km/h was set in a speed-skiing contest.In the White Down Ski & Bike Battle, 35 teams of one skier or snowboarder and one mountain biker each raced down the flood-lit piste […]
German survives 400-metre fall
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A German hiker survived falling down an icy ravine with minor injuries.The 37-year-old man from Paderborn on a ski tour with his brother, 28, and their 39-year-old cousin plunged around 400 metres when their snow-covered track gave way at the Wildspitze mountain range near Imst in Tyrol yesterday (Mon). He was buried by […]
From the slopes to the spa – Bad Gastein
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By Kathryn Quinn Bad Gastein has long been a favourite amongst winter sports fans in the know. With stunning 360 mountain panoramas, over 220 kilometres of ski slopes and worlds class thermal spa resorts it is obvious why so many people flock to the Gastein region year after year.Nestled in Salzburgerland, in the shadow of […]
Lost hikers salvaged in Vorarlberg
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A group of hikers were rescued unharmed after getting lost in the Vorarlberg Alps yesterday evening (Thurs).The five Germans called mountain rescuers after getting lost near Zürs am Arlberg when it got dark around 6pm. The group, who started their walk around midday, were soon discovered and transported to the valley with a helicopter.The men […]
Avalanche injures one in Salzburg
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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 […]