A man fell into a 10 meter deep crevasse on Skagastølsbreen in Jotunheimen. The air ambulance on Ål, a rescue helicopter from Florø, the Red Cross and climbers from the alpine rescue group in Indre Sogn have participated in the extensive rescue operation. The man has probably suffered a broken leg and must be conscious. Three others in the party are with the person concerned. The injured party must be a foreign citizen. Skagastølsbreen is a popular hiking destination in Jotunheimen. Photo: Torje Bjellaas / news At around 2.30 pm the man was picked up from the crack by rescue helicopter and sent on to Førde Central Hospital. Skagastølsbreen is a glacier and a popular hiking destination that lies between Store Dyrhaugstindane and Skagastølsryggen in Hurrungane, west of Jotunheimen. – The tour guide called in at 10.50 and said that his friend had fallen into a crevasse of around 10 metres. He is awake, but in pain, says Frode Kolltveit at the West police district. The circumstances surrounding what happened are not clear, but the tour group must have gone skiing. The tour group had plenty of equipment with them, but it is uncertain how well secured the man was before the accident. It took a long time to get the man out of the crack. To get him out, a rope and harness had to be used, where he was secured in the best possible way. Less snow than normal Glacier researcher Liss Marie Andreassen from NVE has been in various places in Jotunheimen in recent days to carry out snow measurements on glaciers, together with other researchers. They have not measured Skagastølsbreen. She says there is less snow than normal in the west of Jotunheimen. – The more snow there is, the safer it is to walk on a snow-covered glacier. If there is less snow than normal, there may be some cracks that are usually covered by snow, which are not now. But there is always a risk when walking on crevasses. She has some advice for those interested in hiking who want to go on glaciers in the future. – When going on a glacier, you should have knowledge of glaciers and know that there are crevasses and use safety equipment. If in doubt, you should use a rope. Feel free to consult with guides and local experts to check how the conditions are. Photo by Liss Marie Andreassen, glacier researcher at NVE, who has been carrying out glacier measurements in recent days. The picture was taken at Gråsubreen, furthest east, where there has been more snow than normal. Photo: NVE
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Man pulled up from a ten meter deep crevasse – news Vestland
