The hiker from Bavaria was roped free with two companions. According to the police, the group had grown in skill for the tour. A woman had already had a fatal accident on the Watzmann at the weekend.
Berchtesgaden – A 59-year-old hiker fell 200 meters and died on the east face of the Watzmann.
The man from the Traunstein district was on the way with two companions on the Berchtesgadener Weg when he fell on the bivouac box in the upper part of the east wall for an unexplained cause, the police said.
The three climbers were on their way through the Berchtesgaden Alps without ropes. It was said that they were up to the tour in terms of both ability and equipment. After the man fell, an emergency call was sent immediately. One of the companions came down to him.
For the 59-year-old, who fatally injured his head in the crash, any help came too late.
On Saturday, a 39-year-old woman fell about 200 meters on the Watzmann and died. According to the police, the accident occurred in the morning on the Watzmanngrat between Watzmann-Mittelspitze and Watzmann-Südspitze. dpa
