In reply to jon:
Ok, this would be my translation - apologies for its stilted nature - sometimes German an be tricky to translate, and my German is far from perfect.
"Following the announcement from frankenjura.com that Kurt Albert died from his injuries sustained on the höhenglücksteig in the Oberpfalz, which we, along with sources such as the Alpine club, spiegel-online [German newspaper] and many other websites (eg. klettern.de) put into circulation; we must now state that Kurt Albert is still breathing and is not, in fact, dead.
No official information
Neither the police in Regenburg nor the hospital in Erlangen are giving us offical information about Albert's condition. However, Norbert Sandner, an employee of Patagonia, and spokesperson [approx. translation] for Kurt Albert has told us that he is still allive.
We wish to apologise to all Alberts family, friends and aquaintences for spreading this incorrect information. "
Tim