The men, aged 21 and 24, had completed the "Anna" via ferrata on Monday morning and only began the "Johann" via ferrata around 4:00 PM. However, they underestimated the winter conditions and alerted the emergency services around 7:15 PM, the police reported.

Dachstein South Face: Alpinists Rescued Unharmed

The two Czech mountaineers were stranded at an altitude of about 2,400 meters. Both the rescue helicopter C14 and the police helicopter Libelle Alpha were deployed, but due to local conditions, they were unable to carry out a rescue, it was stated in a release on Tuesday. Rescue teams from the Ramsau am Dachstein mountain rescue had to enter the Dachstein south face via the "Johann" via ferrata. Another rescue helicopter, brought in from Carinthia, managed to rescue the two Czechs in distress around 10:15 PM. The men remained unharmed.

(APA/Red)

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