India, Dec. 12 -- A mountaineer has been charged in Austria for allegedly abandoning his girlfriend near the summit of the country's highest mountain, where she later froze to death. The fatal climb, prosecutors say, was captured on a publicly accessible webcam, adding a chilling visual record to the case.

Fatal winter ascent on Grossglockner

According to Austrian outlet Huete, along with reports from the New York Post and the Daily Mail, the 33 year old woman was found dead in January around 160 feet below the summit of Grossglockner, a 12,460 foot peak along the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps.

The woman and her 39 year old boyfriend set out on January 18 via the Studlgrat route, a demanding alpine climb. A local webcam record...