German man's lost backpack returned after 63 years
An 86-year-old German alpinist's lost backpack, left in an Austrian glacier in 1963, was found after 63 years due to glacial melting. The items were returned to his son.
Consensus
- The backpack was lost in a glacier in 1963 during an alpine climb.
- The backpack was found in 2024 on the Zülltalferner glacier in Austria at an altitude of 2955 meters.
- The backpack contained a crampon, camera, whistle, and documents.
- The owner was identified as an 86-year-old German man from Regensburg.
- The man could not travel to Austria to retrieve the backpack himself.
- The son of the man received the backpack as a keepsake.
- The glacier's melting due to global warming enabled the discovery.
- The man had fallen into a crevasse but was rescued by his climbing partners.
Points of divergence
- The backpack contained a pipe and partially decayed documents, and the police initially thought the backpack belonged to a deceased alpinist. — vesti
- The backpack contained a whistle, and the police confirmed the owner was still alive. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (2 sources)
- Backpack returned to climber who fell into a crevice after 63 years — Вести
- Lost backpack returned to German climber 63 years later thanks to global warming — DW Главное