The first real days of spring are just around the corner this week, the sun is shining from an immaculate blue sky. BUT: we're staying at home! We are solidary, responsible and we have common sense! We're not giving the coronavirus a chance!
You can't smell it, you can't see it - yet. The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has managed to turn our lives upside down. Since Sunday, March 15, 2020, 2 p.m., there has been a de facto curfew in Tyrol. No one is allowed to leave their house or apartment unless they have good reason to do so.
Tirol Werbung has compiled a list of the exact restrictions, what is allowed and what is not, and is constantly updating this information to reflect the latest circumstances.
Solidarity - We stay at home!
In order to take away the breeding ground for the corona virus and starve it out, we must strictly adhere to the guidelines. We must not allow it to completely overwhelm us and cause the health system to collapse. Climbers Paradise Tirol appeals to everyone who is finding it difficult to stay at home: "If I get infected, that's half as bad. But what about my parents, grandparents, neighbors? All we have to do is take a look at our immediate surroundings. Everyone will find at least one person who belongs to the high-risk group, is over 65 years old and has a history of other illnesses. When decisions have to be made in the intensive care unit about who can be ventilated and who cannot, simply because the resources are lacking, that's when the fun stops!" We at Team Climbers Paradise Tirol are also staying at home out of solidarity and watching the rocks and mountain peaks from afar.
Common sense - we're staying at home!
Sure, it would be nice to get outside now - in the spring sunshine. Yes, we all know that, but let's use our common sense! Quite apart from the fact that there is a de facto curfew in Tyrol anyway and leisure activities are not a good reason to leave the house, we should not injure ourselves now or in the coming weeks! Neither should we fall unhappily into the rope while climbing, nor should we break our leg while skiing or ski touring. Peter Plattner, mountain guide and editor-in-chief of bergundsteigen, reminds us what is common practice in mountain sports: "As mountaineers and climbers, we have been practising risk management for years - whether we are ski touring or climbing. Now is the time to show exactly the same attitude in everyday life. What's more, we should set a positive example of how to deal with risks properly and behave prudently and attentively towards ourselves and others. Every additional risk of injury - be it when climbing, biking or ski touring - is an avoidable burden for the emergency services and medical staff in hospitals."
Get involved! Stay at home!
More on what we can do at home, what training options there are for your own four walls and how you can keep your children happy in the next few days.
