In the highest mountain in Austriawhich is 3,800 meters high, a painful death which is being investigated by the authorities of the European country. About fifty meters below the cross of the high peak, They found a 33-year-old girl dead.
The girl was in one Mountaineering trip through the mountain of Grossglockner with your partner, Thomas Plamberger. The man, 39 years old, is extremely experienced in this type of crossing and indeed He was the one who planned the trip.
After eleven months of investigation, the Innsbruck public prosecutor’s office on December 4th he accused Plamberger aggravated negligent homicide. It happened because he “abandoned” his girlfriend during a night climb in brutal sub-zero temperatures in the early hours of the morning. January 19th this year.
The temperature was 8 degrees Celsiusbut with thermal sensation to the human body less than 20 degrees. The trial against Plamberger is scheduled to begin in February. If he is found guilty, could spend up to three years in prison.
The fatal victim of this route under extreme conditions was the Austrian Kerstin Gurtnernative of Salzburg. The woman described herself as a “mountain person” and a “winter girl,” she said. The New York Post.
The Death by freezing from Kerstin Gurtner near the summit of Austria’s highest mountain amazed the world Mountaineering. “Our lives are in the hands of God. If it is his will, then do not mourn for me. But remember me with love.”said an online funeral notice, saved by DailyMail.
“With deep sadness at the news of this death, I would like to express my agreement sympathy. “I can’t find the right words.”lamented one user on a page created in his memory.
The young woman She froze to death after her partner left her “defenseless, powerless, cold and disoriented”the public prosecutor’s office regrettably denounced. The same one who thought about it Plamberger the “responsible leader” Thanks to his great experience with alpine high-altitude hikes and planning the route, he was responsible for the trip.
In fact, he is accused of partially starting the route two hours later than expected and not having brought the necessary emergency equipment. Even when he finally got help, the climber didn’t take his girlfriend to a place protected from the wind. He also didn’t use a bivy bag. or aluminum thermal blankets.
In the “particularly challenging” conditions That night in January 2025, the man allowed Gurtner to use equipment unsuitable for the high mountains. The woman had never completed one Alpine crossing of this length, height or difficulty: He used a splitboard in conjunction with soft snowboard boots, according to the indictment.
Plamberger – who maintains his innocence – did not notify a rescue team, although his partner did was unable to advance from around 8:50 p.m. local time. According to the prosecution, the man did not make an emergency call before nightfall.
Even if A police helicopter flew over the area at around 10:50 p.m.The climber did not send a distress signal. He only contacted the rescuers at 3:30 a.m. He called the Alpine police at 1:35 p.m., but immediately switched his phone to silent mode.
On his part Kurt JelinekPlamberger’s lawyer denied the allegations. He insisted his client turned around to get help and that it was a “tragic and fateful accident”.
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