Overview

• The climber slipped during her descent on Saturday from around 2,000 metres and fell roughly 100 metres, sustaining fatal injuries.
• Schmalstöckli’s steep rock head near Riemenstalden draws multiple climbing groups with its network of challenging routes.
• Two Swiss climbers were caught in the accident, with a woman seriously hurt and a man suffering minor injuries, both now under medical treatment.
• Local police and the Schwyz public prosecutor’s office have opened a formal investigation but have released no details on the fall’s cause.
• This tragedy adds to a recent rise in summer mountaineering accidents in the Swiss Alps, particularly affecting German climbers on popular peaks.