Mike was on a solo jump, COD is impact on wall / ledges. Dachstein south wall has been jumped for a very long time and although its doable in "old-school" (any non-power) tracksuits, the exit is rather demanding with about 7 sec rockdrop, and then more ledges and positive rock to outtrack, while heading must be kept in a rather tight range since left and right terrain is getting even more difficult. the camera is gone, so well never know for sure, but bad exit / slipping on exit or just a bad track seem to be the likeliest.
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Can you help us with incident interpretation? We are interested in any details regarding personal experience, gear, weather conditions and any other circumstances related to the incident.