Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch help
An Austrian mountaineer is to appear in court accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia when he left her close to the summit on a climb that went dramatically wrong.
The 33-year-old woman, identified only as Kerstin G, froze to death on 19 January 2025, about 50 metres below the summit of the Großglockner, Austria’s tallest mountain, after an ascent of more than 17 hours with her boyfriend, Thomas P, 36.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/18/climber-manslaughter-charge-girlfriend-austria-highest-peak
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2026-02-18 17:09:00
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