Mühlbach, 01 November 2026
Mountain rescuers in Mühlbach brought an exhausted man down from a via ferrata after a deployment lasting 14 hours, while his two companions continued uphill and reached the closed Matrashaus.
The operation began with reports that a man was exhausted on a via ferrata near Mühlbach. Mountain rescue personnel deployed to the area and reached the affected section of the Steig, where the climber was in difficulty.
After locating him, the rescue team focused on bringing the exhausted man safely down. The difficult terrain and his condition required a lengthy deployment, with the operation lasting 14 hours.
A 14-hour deployment on the Steig
The man's two climbing companions had apparently not planned to stay together. They continued upward without him and still reached the Matrashaus during the night, even though the facility was already closed.