DAustrian mountaineers, one aged 30 and the other 39, were found dead in the Julian Alps, Italy, after disappearing during an attempt to climb the summit.
According to the criteria of
The bodies They were discovered hanging from their climbing ropes at an altitude of approximately 2,000 metres, on a mountain that reaches 2,500 metres in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, near the border with Austria.
Relatives of the climbers, concerned about the lack of communication with them, alerted the emergency services after receiving no response to their phone calls. Despite initial efforts to locate the climbers, security conditions complicated rescue operations.
Finally, on Thursday morning, a helicopter with a rescue team managed to access the location and proceeded to recover the bodies. The exact circumstances of the incident are still being investigated.
In the Italian Alps, two Austrian climbers have died on their way to a 2,500-meter peak, authorities said. The two men had been missing since Wednesday and were found hanging from their climbing ropes. pic.twitter.com/DcZJTsHenR
— El Salvador News 🇸🇻 (@NoticieroSLV) August 1, 2024
The accident occurred on the ascent to the Cima di Riofreddo, a summit over 2,500 metres high in the Julian Alps, which stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia.
It is “difficult to establish” whether the fall was due to an error or a possible rockfall from higher up, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region’s Alpine service added on Facebook.
Renowned Brazilian mountaineer dies after falling into a ‘bottomless hole’ in Peru
The Brazilian mountaineer Marcelo Motta Delvaux, a prominent climber with more than 100 ascents in the Andes and the Himalayas, He lost his life in a tragic accident in Nevado Coropuna, the fourth highest mountain in Peru, in July.
Marcelo, born in Juiz de Fora, had been missing since June 30, when he was trying to explore a little-known route on the southwest face of the mountain, renowned among experts for its beauty and technical complexity.
In the videos released by the rescue team, you can see the dark, deep hole where their adventure ended. The crevasse is so deep that its bottom is not visible, and the surrounding snow is soft and unstable, creating a dangerous trap for climbers.
#Arequipa BRAZILIAN MOUNTAINEER MIGHT HAVE FALLEN DOWN A DEEP CRACK WHILE HIS POLES WERE FOUND A FEW METERS AWAY
In an intense search by the high mountain police, it was determined that the mountaineer Marcelo Motta Delvaux had fallen into a deep crevice in the Coropuna snow-capped mountain. pic.twitter.com/FLkDeFLCDj— Arequipa Metropolitan News (@ArequipaMetropo) July 8, 2024
More news in EL TIEMPO
*This content was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on information from O Globo and AFP, and was reviewed by the journalist and an editor.
#Bodies #climbers #hanging #ropes #summit #Italian #Alps