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Avalanche drama in South Tyrol: Three Germans killed while climbing mountains!
Three German mountaineers die in an avalanche accident in South Tyrol. The search for missing tourers continues.
Avalanche drama in South Tyrol: Three Germans killed while climbing mountains!
Terrible news from South Tyrol: On Saturday afternoon, November 1st, 2025, a tragic avalanche accident occurred in which three German mountaineers died. The incident happened below the 3,545 meter high Vertainspitze, a popular destination for winter sports enthusiasts and climbers. Reports of the Gmünder daily post According to reports, the avalanche hit the group at an altitude of around 3,200 meters.
The victims are two men and a woman between the ages of 30 and 50. In total, the group consisted of five people who climbed a small gully in the north face with ice axes and crampons. Fortunately, the other two members of the group were uninjured and were taken to the valley by helicopter.
Search measures and missing people
After the accident, the Sulden mountain rescue team started immediate searches in cooperation with the Italian financial police and the fire department. Helicopters and even drones were used to locate the buried mountaineers. Unfortunately, the three injured alpinists could only be rescued dead. In addition, two other mountaineers who were part of the group are still missing. The search was temporarily stopped on Saturday evening due to darkness and is expected to continue on Sunday morning daily news reported.
The Vertainspitze, the highest peak of the Lasa Mountains in the Ortler Group, is very popular among German holidaymakers, not least because of the challenging climbing routes and breathtaking views. In fact, a fatal avalanche accident involving two Austrian ice climbers was recorded at the same location a year ago, underscoring the dangers of mountaineering in this region.
Mountain sports in South Tyrol
South Tyrol is a true El Dorado for mountain sports fans. Around 325 publicly accessible huts and over 30,000 kilometers of paths invite you to explore the alpine nature. The huts offer more than 20,000 overnight accommodations, and the German Alpine Club (DAV) regularly invests in the modernization and ecological operation of these accommodations. Every year, over 10 million euros go into hut expansions and around 1 million euros into road construction measures to ensure safety and infrastructure in the mountains, as shown on the website Alpine Club can be read.
It remains to be hoped that the missing mountaineers will be found soon and that today's tragedy will encourage many to take the risks of mountaineering seriously and to prepare well for their tours. Our thoughts are with the relatives of the deceased in these difficult times.