World · 28 August 2026
Mountaineer's backpack and gear found 60 years after 1963 Austrian glacier fall
Image by Amilciar Gualdron on Freepik
An 86-year-old mountaineer has received his backpack and climbing kit after it emerged from a melting Austrian glacier. He lost it during a fall into a crevasse on the Sulztalferner glacier in August 1963 while with friends. Police found heavily frayed documents in the bag, tracking him down so his son could collect the items.
Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs