Drama about climbers – buried by a rock avalanche: search canceled for the time being

Search too dangerous, meeting on Friday
It was initially not possible to rescue the climber. It was currently too dangerous and rock might also follow, was Silberberger’s assessment. An assessment that was confirmed by the alarmed state geologists and the mountain rescuers. “There are rocks several meters high that are loose,” says dog handler Richard Pali from the St. Johann mountain rescue service, describing the difficult situation.