Overview
- The five-member German party was ascending the mountain’s north face when a slab released around 3,200 meters in a narrow gully.
- Mountain rescue teams located three buried climbers quickly but recovered them dead at the scene.
- Two teammates who had been climbing ahead were not caught and were flown to the valley uninjured by helicopter.
- The search for the two missing was halted after 19:00 for safety, with plans to resume at first light using helicopters and drones.
- Responders included the Sulden volunteer fire brigade, Bergrettung units and the Finanzpolizei’s mountain rescue, with Pelikan 1 and Pelikan 3 deployed.