The high mountain rescuers located the tents and belongings of Alejandro Ugarte, Freddy Mendoza and Artidoro Salas in it snowy Huascaranthree lost mountaineers after completing 48 hours of search operations in this tourist sector of Ancash.
The high mountain rescuers located the tents and belongings of Alejandro Ugarte, Freddy Mendoza and Artidoro Salas in it snowy Huascaranthree lost mountaineers after completing 48 hours of search operations in this tourist sector of Ancash.
The discovery occurred in the sectors known as Field 1 and Field 2, above 6,000 meters altitudewhere technical equipment was confirmed without traces of the athletes.
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The operations currently have the support of helicopters from the National Police and the Peruvian Air Force to facilitate the transfer of specialized personnel. Due to the adverse weather conditions, the aircraft focus their work on carrying out visual reconnaissance flyovers over the west face of the Huascarán snow-capped mountain to detect signs of life.
The emergency is aggravated by extreme cold of up to -15°C and the presence of dangerous cracks on the technical ascent and descent route. The search is concentrated in the La Garganta sector, where brigades face strong winds and fog that limit the visibility of relief teams.
More than twenty rescuers from the High Mountain Police and the Mountain Guides Association They remain deployed in the high mountain camps. Physical exhaustion after eight-hour days of climbing forces the brigade members to periodically return to the base shelters to guarantee their physical integrity.
Last trace of Alejandro Ugarte, Freddy Mendoza and Artidoro Salas in Huascarán
The mountaineers Alejandro Ugarte, Freddy Mendoza and Artidoro Salas They were last seen on Monday, July 13, when they began the descent after trying to reach the southern summit of the snow-capped mountain. The communication is he lost on Tuesday the 14th in the morningafter Ugarte Jordán sent a text message warning that the group was lost due to a storm.
The three Peruvians were part of an expedition of five people, but they fell behind two foreign companions during the final stretch of the journey. Coordinates from a smart watch allowed the authorities to establish the location prior to the interruption of radio contact with Mendoza Lizana and his companions.
The families indicated that the group has technical experience and carried rations of dehydrated food with specialized mountain equipment. Although the tents were left in the camps to reduce weight, it is presumed that the mountaineers carry sleeping bags to resist the low night temperatures.
