Navigating crevasses on the Tasman glacier, New Zealand. Mount Cook / Aoraki looming in the distance.
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Navigating crevasses on the Tasman glacier, New Zealand. Mount Cook / Aoraki looming in the distance.
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Today is #InternationalMountainDay, where awareness is raised about the importance of mountains for sustainable development, water security, and biodiversity.
The theme for 2025 focuses on the critical role of glaciers in providing water, food, and livelihoods for communities around the world.
Last winter, a 33 years old woman died of hypothermia close to the peak of Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner (3798 m), in the night, in winds of up to 74 km/h and - 8 ° C.
Her boyfriend has now been indicted for "grob fahrlässige Tötung" (grossly negligent homicide? never sure about the translation of legal terms).
He called emergency services at 0:35 and is accused of leaving her at 2 AM without protecting her from the wind.
He was way more experienced than her and in Austria, that can lead to legal responsibilities similar to a guide.
When a helicopter (alerted by other mountaineers who saw their lights from a hut [edit: it was actually the hut's webcam, I don't think anyone was at that hut]) reached them at 22:30 they didn't indicate they were in trouble. By the time emergency services reached her by foot at 10 AM, she was dead.
Alt text: peak of a rocky, grey, alpine mountain in front of the blue sky. The lower slopes are covered in snow.
#hillwalking #climbing #mountaineering #scotland Bad #AI route advice
Last winter, a 33 years old woman died of hypothermia close to the peak of Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner (3798 m), in the night, in winds of up to 74 km/h and - 8 ° C.
Her boyfriend has now been indicted for "grob fahrlässige Tötung" (grossly negligent homicide? never sure about the translation of legal terms).
He called emergency services at 0:35 and is accused of leaving her at 2 AM without protecting her from the wind.
He was way more experienced than her and in Austria, that can lead to legal responsibilities similar to a guide.
When a helicopter (alerted by other mountaineers who saw their lights from a hut [edit: it was actually the hut's webcam, I don't think anyone was at that hut]) reached them at 22:30 they didn't indicate they were in trouble. By the time emergency services reached her by foot at 10 AM, she was dead.
Alt text: peak of a rocky, grey, alpine mountain in front of the blue sky. The lower slopes are covered in snow.
That's not just a story of "They should have turned around earlier", that's also a story of "Let the helicopter save you when it's already there!"
And why did they try to summit in winter??
Last winter, a 33 years old woman died of hypothermia close to the peak of Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner (3798 m), in the night, in winds of up to 74 km/h and - 8 ° C.
Her boyfriend has now been indicted for "grob fahrlässige Tötung" (grossly negligent homicide? never sure about the translation of legal terms).
He called emergency services at 0:35 and is accused of leaving her at 2 AM without protecting her from the wind.
He was way more experienced than her and in Austria, that can lead to legal responsibilities similar to a guide.
When a helicopter (alerted by other mountaineers who saw their lights from a hut [edit: it was actually the hut's webcam, I don't think anyone was at that hut]) reached them at 22:30 they didn't indicate they were in trouble. By the time emergency services reached her by foot at 10 AM, she was dead.
Alt text: peak of a rocky, grey, alpine mountain in front of the blue sky. The lower slopes are covered in snow.
#hillwalking #climbing #mountaineering #scotland Bad #AI route advice
Another search picture. Somewhere in this picture a mountain hut is hidden. Let me know if you found it without checking on the second picture. Hint: it is the highest situated hut at a stunning 4554 meters!! Needless to say with that it is also the highest mountain hut in the Alps.
#MountainHuts #AlpineHuts #Hiking #Mountaineering #Signalkuppe #CapannaReginaMargheritaCAI
Mountain panorama with Castor and Pollux in full splendor. On the same picture also two mountain huts are located (there is also a bivouac, but I was not able to find it). The Refugio Mezzalama CAI is situated at 3004 meters and the larger Rifugio Guide d'Ayas is at 3420 meters. The second picture is the same, but with the huts circled.
#MountainHuts #Mountains #Hiking #Mountaineering #Castor #Pollux #RifugioMezzalama #RifugioGuidedAyas #AlpineHuts
We knew it should be beautiful, but this really surpasses our expectations. View from hotel room, stunning to wake up with.
The panorama shows the Walliser Breithorn (the highest point not visible, which is slightly to the left) and the "twins" Castor and Pollux.
Castor was our goal in 2005, but the night before the summit attempt there was a 50cm snow dump and our guides gently let us know we would not be up to the physical challenge of making a "Spur". As a substitute we climbed the Breithorn instead.
#Mountaineering #Hiking #Mountains #Switzerland #Italy #Castor #Pollux #Breithorn #MountainMonday
Gspaltenhorn (3436m / 11273ft) in the Bernese Oberland 🇨🇭
Just starting to excited about heading back to Patagonia. Only 3 weeks to go until we head out and get back to scenes such as this from 2014 on the western side of the Cerro Torre massif. Better start making a packing list pronto.
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Just starting to excited about heading back to Patagonia. Only 3 weeks to go until we head out and get back to scenes such as this from 2014 on the western side of the Cerro Torre massif. Better start making a packing list pronto.
#Backpacking #Mountaineering #Mountains #Patagonia #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors
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Alpinismus und Feminismus
Frauenseilschaften: Immer mehr Frauen erklettern das Hochgebirge
#Mountaineering #Alpinismus #Women #Frauen #Mountains #Bergen
With my parents and their friends to Planplatten. Just the perfect day. Not hiking up for a change, just easy cable car riding and sitting on benches sucking up the views 🥰
Dad asked what the highest mountain was I climbed (Nadelhorn, 4327 m). Searched for a picture showing him the mountain as I felt it. This was the best I could find (climbed it from the left ridge). Just another world up there.
Natalia ist in der Todeszone gefangen – Retter geben auf
