05:25

Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Lienz

2008-08-26

Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner

Nicole D´Incecco

1955

Yes, what did we do? In any case, we were careful in the first place, the cattle every day. This is far to go. On the spring they remain below even a few weeks, but then they go Hinterholz. And Hinterholz is already at 2000 meters. But then it goes into it further. And after that always had sheep, and horses have been on the one hand, and on the other hand, the cattle. Since you had to watch decent. But anyways, I lived not more likely. There is a young farmer came into it was after the war das. We had such a boy to help, who is with me went to the cattle up. Then comes after one and says: "Toni, I would go so much time on the Rotspitz. Did not have time with me today? "I said:" Today is a stupid weather. "Cloudy already behind, and West flow. "No, today," I say, "today, never, because I not like." Back and forth begging, I said, in any case, it would be better. Well, around noon, it has become lighter. Yes, but. But then it's gone. Then we are up, even a very steep slope, where ice was still inside. We have done. Then we are out on the main peak, a notch over. At that time, a register book was up, we have even registered. And then I look back towards Tauerntal, Venice. Since when is a Venetian cloud up inside with a brown stain. Thunderstorms! So I've been well versed myself what is there to get rid of. I said, now we have to look that we as hinbekommen the ridge, because otherwise we have right now. But we were not even right up because wanted to go to the top of the Rotspitze. As already were the first clouds, the storm whirled along, and therefore fog curls. And a wind? and out of the hail. And I have no clothes on? shorts, a short-sleeved shirt and rubber shoes. Yes and no shelter. Now we are first so to a plate. Then he says: "We snack time." Not even the knife, we have spent, so cold we had already. Soaking wet and the storm, the wind. I said: "We have to go because we freeze to death." So it would have been. Because I have so well versed for the worst, but the boys alone? because nothing was happening. The summit was obsolete anyway. Because in such weather can do anything. Are we passed so behind, it looked like, because in the middle we would eventually come down again, with such a mountain ridge. But I'm much too soon gone ahead. Suddenly, the whole wall was flat, I have seen nothing. And a storm, eight inches hail. The second time I've found where you get off eventually. But it was so slippery. And a boy ever had no mountaineering experience. Now I'm behind, had to depend on anyone when he steps into. So we have come down gradually. But it was such a storm! Of the 80 head of cattle was not a bit more back to the Mirnitz ground. The storm has driven them all up to the front corner. Because they are afraid. Where the skin on the back, the whole things. Does not hurt. Then they run only, do not look behind him, and chasing (?) ... I told the boy: "You must now quickly down to the father. Say nothing! Does not know where we were. "The father? na ja? The boys have probably told. Because I would have to stay up the cattle, so a thunderstorm. He has probably thought at first once. But afterwards there would he no longer can be all right. When I come down, he says, "Yes, boy, probably today. Today, you would have been up, you would all three probably is dead, "yeah. From the roof, it has pulled out of the thirty boards and scattered 30 feet, and was in the enclosure hail. And we sit up in his shirt sleeves. "Bub, Bua, which was close." Then three or four years we have said so. "Oh, I've already thought ...!" behind other may well laugh. But there would have been something going on. It's fast when you're wet. And no hot food, no snacks, nothing more has been in the morning. This was a violent affair. In life, must also have luck, otherwise you have no chance.