App-Guided Tour

Hiking Group Had to Be Rescued by Police

Nachrichten
09.08.2026 09:30
Porträt von Krone Oberösterreich
Von Krone Oberösterreich

Overconfidence and blind trust in an app led to yet another mountain rescue over the weekend. A group of four from the Czech Republic found themselves in distress on the Traunstein and were ultimately exhausted. They had to be rescued.

On Saturday morning, four Czech nationals—a 22-year-old man, a 27-year-old man, and two 22-year-old women—set out on the Naturfeundesteig trail toward the Gmundnerhütte on the Traunstein. The group intended to tackle the Traunsee via ferrata. They used an app to plan their route. Around noon, the climbers therefore descended via the Hernlersteig to the starting point of the Traunsee via ferrata.

Via Ferrata Too Challenging
At the start, they realized that the via ferrata was too challenging for the group, so they decided to head toward the Gmundnerhütte via the Hernlersteig. On the app, they saw the unmarked Zierlersteig, which meets the Hernlersteig just below the Gmundnerhütte. The group then planned to descend into the valley via the unmarked trail.

Couldn’t Find the Trail
However, at an elevation of 1,249 meters, the climbers lost their way and were unable to proceed. In addition, the two women were already complaining of exhaustion. Due to this situation, the 22-year-old made an emergency call around 7:50 p.m. The mountain rescue helicopter arrived and was able to rescue the four and lower them by rope into the valley.

This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.

Loading...
00:00 / 00:00
Abspielen
Schließen
Aufklappen
kein Artikelbild
Loading...
Vorige 10 Sekunden
Zum Vorigen Wechseln
Abspielen
Zum Nächsten Wechseln
Nächste 10 Sekunden
00:00
00:00
1.0x Geschwindigkeit
Loading
Kommentare Banner - Die Stimme Österreichs

Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser,

die Kommentarfunktion steht Ihnen ab 6 Uhr wieder wie gewohnt zur Verfügung.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
das krone.at-Team

Hinweis in eigener Sache: Das krone.at-Forum präsentiert sich ab sofort in neuem Design! Wir freuen uns über konstruktives Feedback. Damit die Diskussionen in den Kommentarbereichen beim jeweiligen Thema bleiben, können Sie uns Rückmeldungen hier hinterlassen.

Kostenlose Spiele
Vorteilswelt

Magazine der Kronen Zeitung