Overview

• Laura Dahlmeier died on July 28 after a rockfall struck her at about 5,700 meters during the descent of Laila Peak and she was declared dead two days later.
• Her body remains on the mountain, with Gilgit-Baltistan officials and rescuers citing her written wish to be left where she fell.
• A memorial service was held on August 11 at the Wallfahrtskirche St. Anton in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where Pfarrer Josef Konitzer delivered the eulogy.
• The town has created a provisional memorial in the Kurpark and the mayor plans to propose renaming it Laura-Dahlmeier-Park at the September 24 council meeting, a step coordinated with her family.
• An accomplished alpinist after retiring from biathlon in 2019, she won two Olympic golds in 2018 and seven world titles before becoming a certified mountain and ski guide.