Monday, May 9, 2016

A sad day at Hohe Wand

 Anu on Mond und Sterne 7-


The first pitch was pretty nice, but the rest of the route was loose and shitty


 On the way back we saw a helicopter flying close to the wall


 Soon the parking lot started to fill up with police cars


 A rescue copter landed on the nearby field


 Rescuers on the way


 Unfortunately there was nothing to be rescued anymore so the rescue copter flew away


A 21-year old climber had fallen 130-140 meters to the ground. Apparently he was climbing on easy ground without protection when a hold broke.


 The place was right under a via ferrata called Blutspur, which is known to have a dangerous approach.


 A police copter with a rescuer hanging on the rope


The accident happened right below the Skywalk


 The copter picked up the casualty