Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria
Summary
An 86-year-old Austrian climber was reunited with his backpack and climbing gear more than 60 years after he left them behind when he fell into a glacier. The items were found on a melting glacier in Austria, and police identified the owner from old documents inside the backpack.Key Facts
- The backpack and gear were found in July on the Sulztalferner glacier in Tyrol, Austria, at nearly 3,000 meters above sea level.
- Items included an ice axe, camera, and a pipe from the 1950s or 1960s.
- The owner fell into a crevasse in August 1963 but was pulled out by friends who were tied together by a rope.
- To lighten his load during the rescue, he threw the backpack into the crevasse.
- Police used old, damaged documents in the backpack to identify the owner and contacted him.
- The man was too ill to collect the items, so they were given to him through his son.
- Melting glaciers caused by climate change have revealed many historic items and human remains in recent decades.
- Similar discoveries include World War I soldier barracks and Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found nearby.
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