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I saw in the news that there was an accident yesterday in Rjukan (at Gausta):
https://www.nrk.no/telemark/stor-redningsaksjon-etter-at-mann-fall-30-meter... (in Norwegian)
- a british chap took a fall and was injured.

I would assume that the affected party have all ended up in Oslo hospital, I live in the vicinity so if I can be of any assistance please get in touch

In reply to annak:

Sadly the British climber died from his injuries. His climbing mate is routinely being questioned by the police.
https://www.nrk.no/telemark/doydde-etter-klatreulykke-1.13302030 (in Norwegian)

In reply to Stefan Jacobsen:
Oh no! Very sorry to hear that. My condolences to all involved.

In reply to annak:

http://klatring.no/Hjem/Nyhetsarkivallekategorier/tabid/4605/articleType/Ar...

The accident report (again Norwegian).

A tragic and most unfortunate incident. Condolences to any involved

In reply to GarethSL:

google translation (which for once seems pretty ok)
British ice climber died at Gaustatoppen


The man fell 30 meters and died of injuries he suffered in the fall Monday afternoon, police in Telemark. Climbing accident occurred on the north side of the peak in Tin perched above Rjukan. The British man was on climb alongside a compatriot, but it seems that the accident was an unsecured sliding without direct relationship with the climbing.


Safety Committee in NKF hope to get a more detailed report as soon as we know more about accident sequence.

In reply to annak:
Full incident report (in English):

http://klatring.no/Portals/84/Dokumenter/Sikkerhet/Ulykkesrapporter/gaustat...

In reply to GarethSL:

A tragic tale. Our reactions usually help to keep us safe, but quite the opposite in this case.

In reply to GarethSL:

Useful report. Falling on easy-angled water ice is a common accident during snowless, early-season conditions. People let their guard down because it feels like the climbing is over, but hard ice is unforgiving, even when it's practically flat. It's very easy to make a mistake and you get no second chance.