Mission in Tyrol

Cyclist exhausted in the snow: alarm for mountain rescue team

On Friday, the Ehrwald mountain rescue team in Tyrol had to come to the aid of a cyclist (41) who had overestimated his ability during a bike tour in the border region with Bavaria. He had ended up on a snow-covered road and was so exhausted that he could no longer continue. 

The 41-year-old German actually wanted to cycle from Mittenwald in Bavaria via Garmisch to the Ehrwalder Alm and from there via the Gaistal valley between Ehrwald and Leutasch back to Mittenwald. But he didn't get that far: shortly before 5 p.m., the man found himself in the Gaistal valley around 100 meters before the Gaistal valley station at around 1540 meters above sea level.

The cyclist was in the Gaistal valley at around 1540 meters above sea level when he was unable to make any further progress due to the snowy road, exhaustion and poor equipment and made an emergency call.

Die Polizei in einer Aussendung

Exhausted cyclist called mountain rescue
According to the police, there was snow, the man was poorly equipped and exhausted. Because he couldn't get any further, he made an emergency call. The Ehrwald mountain rescue team then set out and climbed up to the cyclist. He was rescued unharmed and brought down to the valley.