The legal proceedings in the 'Grossglockner case' involving a 37-year-old mountaineer will continue at the Higher Regional Court after both the defense and prosecution filed appeals against the initial verdict.

A 37-year-old man from Salzburg was found guilty of grossly negligent homicide after his 33-year-old girlfriend froze to death on the Grossglockner mountain.

An Austrian alpinist received a five-month suspended prison sentence for leaving his girlfriend to die on Grossglockner mountain during a climb in January 2025.

An Austrian climber has been found guilty after his girlfriend died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.