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 Reynolds reports

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

Un alpinista a processo per la morte della fidanzata durante un’ascesa pericolosa, con possibili ripercussioni legali sulla responsabilità in montagna

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

Kerstin G died of hypothermia after being left alone on Austria’s highest peak

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…