Overview

• Former biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier was killed by a rockfall on July 28 during her descent from Laila Peak in Pakistan.
• Severe monsoon weather and unstable terrain have prevented any attempt to recover her body, in accordance with her written directive.
• Reinhold Messner’s tribute in Bunte magazine highlights her disciplined approach to high-altitude climbing and her respect for mountain safety.
• In a SuperIllu column, ZDF “Fernsehgarten” host Andrea Kiewel describes the shock of hearing the news and her decision to inform her mother personally.
• Leading athletes and senior politicians have publicly mourned Dahlmeier’s passing and commemorated her shift from Olympic biathlon to extreme mountaineering.