Amateur climber’s manslaughter conviction over girlfriend’s death could put people off activity, say experts

Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.

Kerstin Gurtner froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain

Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch help

The 37-year-old pleaded not guilty after his girlfriend froze to death

The woman died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.

The court in Innsbruck handed Thomas P a five-month suspended prison sentence and a €9,400 fine over death of woman named as Kerstin G

Amateur climber’s manslaughter conviction over girlfriend’s death could put people off activity, say experts

An amateur mountaineer was found without protective gear, frozen to death near the summit of Grossglockner in Austria. Her partner was blamed for leaving her behind, James C…

An Austrian man received a suspended five-month sentence and a $11,312 fine for negligence causing his girlfriend's climbing death.