After a horror Saturday

Crumbling mountains put our emergency teams under pressure

Was the black weekend with four deaths in Salzburg just a random accumulation of emergencies, or is there more to it? The "Krone" asked alpine experts about this. Climate change is certainly not the only reason.

Three fatal rescues on Saturday, one accident with a fatal outcome on Sunday: the past hot weekend attracted thousands of mountaineering and leisure fans to Salzburg's mountains. However, with a total of four fatalities and countless other emergencies, it also showed its merciless dark side.