An Austrian climber has been found guilty of manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on a mountain during a climbing trip they took together. The man, known as Thomas P in line with Austrian ...

The experienced climber who left his girlfriend to freeze to death at the top of Austria’s highest peak was convicted of gross negligent manslaughter — but will not immediately be going to prison.

A climber accused of leaving his girlfriend to freeze to death at the top of Austria’s highest peak has blamed her for telling him to leave and get help. Thomas Plamberger, 37, is standing trial for ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) --An Austrian man received a suspended five-month sentence and a $11,312 fine for negligence causing his girlfriend's climbing death, an Austrian court ruled. The defendant, identified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VIENNA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A 37-year-old climber and Austrian prosecutors are both launching appeals of his suspended prison ...

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An Austrian court late on Thursday found a 37-year-old amateur mountaineer guilty of manslaughter over his girlfriend's death of cold near Austria's highest ...

VIENNA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A 37-year-old climber and Austrian prosecutors are both launching appeals of his suspended prison sentence and fine for manslaughter over his girlfriend's death on the ...

In Part 2 of our interview series with German filmmaker Werner Herzog, we examine his close calls with death, his thoughts in the existence of a supreme being and mountaineer Reinhold Messner. In Part ...

VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year ...