Difficult rescue
Climbers trapped on Schneeberg after storm
On Friday afternoon, a severe storm caught two climbers by surprise on Schneeberg, the highest mountain in Lower Austria. The duo became trapped. It was a difficult mission for the mountain rescuers who were alerted.
The climbing duo had to be rescued by emergency services in "extremely difficult circumstances" on Saturday night. The two had been surprised by a violent storm on the Schneeberg in the upper third of the Stadelwand ridge at around 4.30 pm on Friday afternoon. Suddenly, nothing worked anymore. The 54-year-old Hungarian and the 45-year-old German were stranded.
With no improvement in the weather in sight, they made an emergency call. Specialists from the Reichenau Mountain Rescue Service immediately set out to rescue them. As it was not possible to use a helicopter due to the weather, seven mountain rescuers and an alpine policeman climbed up to the climbers. After two hours, the duo were found unharmed at around 1.30 am. They then set off together towards the Höllental-Bundesstraße, where they all arrived safely at around 5 am.
"Worried that they would not survive the night without damage"
The two climbers were completely unequipped for a night camp, which is why they decided to descend together in the dark. There was concern "that they might not survive the night on the wall without suffering damage to their health", according to the Reichenau mountain rescue team.
It was the twelfth mission in just ten days for the mountain rescuers. On Friday alone, they had to be called out four times.
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