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Death of Kerstin Gurtner

2025 climbing death on the Grossglockner

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
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In the early morning on 19 January 2025, Kerstin Gurtner died while attempting to summit the Grossglockner in Austria with her boyfriend, Thomas Plamberger. For disputed reasons, Plamberger left Gurtner behind on the slope during the night as conditions worsened, and she died of hypothermia before rescuers could arrive. The case received attention in the press and on social media, with controversy centering on Plamberger's responsibility to protect his less-experienced partner and on the dynamics between men and women in relationships during outdoor activities.

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