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Post by Bonobo on May 3, 2018 19:30:01 GMT 1
Two Taiwanese women were rescued by a helicopter team after they had climbed a high peak wearing thin clothes and sneakers. In the valleys it seems like spring is in full swing but in the mountains it is still full winter despite the sun.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 5, 2018 22:11:25 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Oct 6, 2018 18:15:31 GMT 1
The most difficult trail in Tatra Mountains - Eagle`s Dare. Still, some hikers/tourists do not respect mountains. Too bad, because then the mountains will not respect them! That's how people die mountain climbing...  I hope the young woman wearing the sandals did not take a fall... |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 6, 2018 19:52:22 GMT 1
Too bad, because then the mountains will not respect them! That's how people die mountain climbing... I hope the young woman wearing the sandals did not take a fall... Those guys in sandals and T-shirts call the rescuers just in time. It is those more experienced ones who think they are already like professionals that take fatal falls. |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 22, 2019 23:50:12 GMT 1
The last time I remember hearing about fatalities in the Tatra mountains was when lightning struck the cross on top of Giewont mountain and the current passed along a railing climbers were holding onto. Very sad incident as four people died and 100 injured: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49439619 |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 1, 2020 19:17:30 GMT 1
The last time I remember hearing about fatalities in the Tatra mountains was when lightning struck the cross on top of Giewont mountain and the current passed along a railing climbers were holding onto. Very sad incident as four people died and 100 injured: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49439619Yes, one of biggest tragedies in recent years. Apart from that metal chain, lightnings struck into rocks which exploded and injured many people around.  |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 2, 2020 12:33:26 GMT 1
lightnings struck into rocks which exploded and injured many people around. I didn't know about that. The problem with hiking/climbing in the mountains is that the weather can change so quickly, I think that catches a lot of people out. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 2, 2020 20:01:15 GMT 1
The problem with hiking/climbing in the mountains is that the weather can change so quickly, I think that catches a lot of people out. That certainly pertains to the Tatra Mountains. And people learn about it in a tragic way if they have bad luck. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 3, 2020 8:57:24 GMT 1
people learn about it in a tragic way if they have bad luck Unfortunaely they do, and this will not be the last tragic event by any means |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 21, 2020 9:53:13 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 18, 2022 17:31:01 GMT 1
Again sad news about lost lives in the Tatras www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/tatry-ciala-zaginionych-polakow-odnalezione-po-slowackiej-czesci-gor/3rmhrk1,79cfc278
Bodies of missing Poles found in the Slovak Tatras
Polish tourists who went missing in the Slovak Tatras on Friday are dead, informed the lifeguard on duty for Horska Zachranna Służba. The bodies of three Poles are just being transported to Stary Smokovec.
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The bodies of three Poles were found at Little Gerlach's PeakThe bodies of three Poles were found at Mały Gerlach's Peak - hzs.sk
Poles went to Gerlach on Friday, leaving at 7 a.m. from the shelter, but they did not return and before midnight the headquarters of Slovak rescuers were notified by phone by a disturbed friend of mountaineers who had left the group earlier
The exact causes of Poles' deaths are unknown. There may be an autopsy on Monday
- First, we looked for them at the base of Gerlach in the Batyżowiecka Valley, but this trail turned out to be wrong. When the rescuers reached the people who were wanted, all three were already dead - report the rescuers
More information can be found on the main page of Onet.pl
- The bodies of three Poles were found at Mały Gerlach's Peak - HZS rescuers say in an interview with an Onet reporter. - They were spotted from a helicopter. Earlier, the information obtained thanks to the exact location of the signal from the phone of one of the wanted people was very helpful. First, we looked for them at the base of Gerlach in the Batyżowiecka Valley, but this trail turned out to be wrong. When the rescuers reached the people who were wanted, all three of them were already dead, they report.
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Currently, the bodies are transported down to the HZS station in Stary Smokovec. There they will be handed over to the police. The exact causes of Poles' deaths are unknown. There may be an autopsy on Monday to answer questions about how they died.
Poles went to Gerlach on Friday, leaving at 7 am from the "Dom Śląski" hostel towards Batyżowieckie Pond. Then they were to go to the top through the so-called However, they did not return to Batyżowiecka Trial, and before midnight the headquarters of Slovak rescuers were notified by phone by a worried friend of mountaineers who had left the group earlier. The four men were to meet at the agreed time in the parking lot in front of the trail.
Slovak rescuers suspect that one of the men, who had UIMLA (Union of International Mountain Leader Associations) mountain guide qualifications, led two clients to the summit. However, these permissions do not authorize you to lead tourists to climbing areas, including Gerlach.
- UIMLA mountain guide can lead tourists to places where there are marked trails, wherever there is no need to use rope techniques or climbing equipment. These rules are also respected in Slovakia, and the local regulations clearly define who can lead tourists to Gerlach - explained Jan Gąsienica-Roj, president of the Polish Association of Mountain Guides.
According to the report provided by the Slovak rescuers, the last telephone contact with the Poles was on Friday between 10 a 11. Then they told the friend with whom they were to meet downstairs that due to the difficult conditions their trip might be extended. When at 17 the man tried to contact them again, their phone was silent.
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The rescuers checked whether Poles were in the shelter and during the night from Friday to Saturday, the vicinity of Batyżowiecka Dolina was checked. The police with a cell phone locator were ordered to the scene, which confirmed that tourists were still in the mountains. Was used, inter alia, helicopter, drone and cell phone locators. TOPR rescuers from Zakopane helped in the search.
On Sunday, the areas of the Gerlach massif were searched again, both by foot teams and from the helicopter deck.
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