Strong winds on Monday morning and followingnoon did not allow the deployment of a helicopter. The ascent by land would take many hours. The rescuers released him following an agreement with the injured, with whom they are in telephone contact.
“It’s just too windy at the top, so it wasn’t possible with a helicopter,” said Klaus Brandstätter of the Heiligenblut Mountain Service, cited by the Austrian newspaper Crown newspaper. “We would have to ski up from the valley, but that would be too far. Especially when the two of them are not so seriously injured and they are quite warm in the bivouac and have food provided,” he added.
They are well equipped
Both Czechs themselves stated that they were doing well and added that they might continue to stay in the shelter. According to available information, they are well equipped. The situation will be re-evaluated Tuesday morning, police said.
The original report said that two Slovak citizens got stuck on the highest mountain in Austria. This information has since been edited.
A permanent bivouac was established on the Grossglockner in 2020 at an altitude of 3,205 meters and replaced an older shelter. Under normal circumstances, it provides space for 15 people, in an emergency even more. This simple “container“but it is definitely not a “destination for romantic trips”, warns the local alpine association. Rather, the bivouac serves as a safe harbor for climbers who find themselves in need, like the pair of Czechs now.
