More than a year after a 33-year-old woman froze to death on Austria's highest mountain, her boyfriend goes on trial on Thursday accused of gross negligent manslaughter.

Kerstin G died of hypothermia on a mountain climbing trip to the Grossglockner that went horribly wrong. Her boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit in stormy conditions in the early hours of 19 January 2025, while he went to get help.

The trial has sparked interest and debate, not just in Austria but in mountain climbing communities far beyond its borders.

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[–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Fun fact: … is called an ellipsis.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Never understood that name. What's so elliptical about it?

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Etymology: Latin, from Greek elleipsis ellipsis, ellipse, from elleipein to leave out, fall short, from en in + leipein to leave

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ellipsis

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Oh!
    Well that makes sense. Thank you.

    So an elliptical trajectory is also called that because it "falls short" of a circular one?

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