Paraplegia

The crash that made everything go dark

When all was still right with the world: Florian Lechner was always drawn to the mountains.(Bild: Trupp)

Florian Lechner from Neukirchen in Salzburg is paralyzed from the neck down. A mountain tour changed his life forever. How the 28-year-old struggles in everyday life and yet never loses heart.

It was November 13, 2015, a bright and beautiful day. Florian Lechner, 20 years young at the time, was drawn up into the mountains. He celebrated a summit victory on a tour to the Hütteltalkopf. On the way back, the indescribable happened: Flo fell around 300 meters, somersaulting several times. A film tear that completely darkened his life in one fell swoop.