Rescue Operation Successfully Retrieves Five Climbers Stranded on Kebnekaise
Five climbers stranded on Kebnekaise rescued after a 22-hour operation.
Key Points
- • Five individuals were stranded due to severe weather and terrain conditions.
- • The emergency call was received around 21:30 on Tuesday night.
- • Rescuers reached the climbers by 07:30 the next morning and assisted them safely down.
- • The rescue operation concluded successfully with no medical issues reported.
A dramatic rescue operation unfolded on Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest peak, where five climbers found themselves stranded due to severe weather conditions and challenging terrain. The emergency services received a distress call around 21:30 on Tuesday night, prompting an immediate response from rescue teams. However, rescuers encountered significant obstacles and could not reach the stranded group until 07:30 the next morning.
In a briefing by police spokesperson Åsa Mjörndal, it was reported that the climbers were found cold and wet but otherwise in good spirits. The team of rescuers assisted the group down from Kebnekaise's northern peak to Storglaciären, a safer area from which they were airlifted to Tarfala Research Station. The entire operation concluded around 19:50 on Wednesday evening, with no injuries reported among the climbers.
This rescue highlights ongoing concerns regarding the risks associated with the ridge between Kebnekaise's two peaks, issues noted by mountain rescue services in past interviews.