Deaths in the Cordillera Blanca
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:25 amI just returned to Huaraz after climbing Tocllaraju on Saturday. Sadly, 3 people died from a fall on Tocllaraju yesterday. I´m not positive, but I believe they were from Belgium. They were two men and one woman and appeared in their mid to late 20´s. I talked to them very briefly on Saturday as they asked to take our tent spots while we were packing up to head down to base camp.
They seemed very nice and genuinely excited about their climb ahead. It´s very tragic to see such young lives cut short. My deepest condolensces to their family and friends.
I also heard that a little over a week ago a Japanese climber and his Peruvian guide died in an avalanche in the gargantua on Huascaran.
I´m curious to find out more about these incidents myself, so perhaps someone can find more info and post it here.
Climb on and stay safe everyone!
They seemed very nice and genuinely excited about their climb ahead. It´s very tragic to see such young lives cut short. My deepest condolensces to their family and friends.
I also heard that a little over a week ago a Japanese climber and his Peruvian guide died in an avalanche in the gargantua on Huascaran.
I´m curious to find out more about these incidents myself, so perhaps someone can find more info and post it here.
Climb on and stay safe everyone!