On the 13th August yet another fall from the narrow snow and ice covered trail by the Paso de los Machos, in the Sierra Nevada, resulted in a call out for the emergency services. The man, whose age and identity were not disclosed, suffered head injuries and bruises and open wounds to different parts of the body. [...]
The Mountain Rescue Service (Sereim) of the Guardia Civil began searching for a mountaineer of English origin who had left his hotel in Pradollano ski area on Sunday at 5am intending to summit Mulhacen and return by noon. By Sunday night he had not returned and his wife alerted the rescue services.
The recent accident involving a former Olympic Snowboarding champion shows the frailty of those bonded together and moving together on steep ground. The skills required to hold a fall in alpine situations needs to be constantly practiced and refined as much as possible. Of course, there is a “critical point” of steepness where the result [...]
A man of 35 years was rescued yesterday from the slopes of the Cerro de Caballo (3009m) after falling down a slope. His companions alerted the Guardia Civil who then used a helicopter for the rescue. He was transferred to the Traumatology Hospital of Granada after losing consciousness and in a state of shock. There [...]
A French tourist, 34 years old, was seriously injured yesterday after falling about 30 metres from a cliff above the town of the Sierra Guejar , Granada, according to sources from the 112 emergency service and the Guardia Civil. The accident happened around 14:15pm in the vicinity of the Hortichuela farmhouse. The man apparently slipped [...]
Foreigners regularly get into trouble in the Sierra Nevada, especially in the spring and autumn when snow and ice still lurk, preparing traps for the unwary. Last week we went up the west flank of Mulhacen. The snow was hard and icy in places so we were suitably equipped with crampons and ice axes. The [...]
Mountain Rescue and Intervention (Sereim) of the Guardia Civil had to go to the rescue recently on the northern face of Veleta, one of whom was wounded with polytrauma and transferred to a hospital in Granada. The Guardia Civil was called at 15.30 Sunday last. One of the mountaineers had fallen in the Corral del [...]
A climber was airlifted from the area of the Refugio de la Caldera after being hit by a falling ice blocks whilst climbing one of the routes on the north face of the Puntal de la Caldera. He suffered a broken arm in the accident. The recent high temperatures (24 deg in Lanjaron on Sunday) [...]
Two portugese skiers have been badly injured skiing off piste in the Sierra Nevada. They lost control in an area west of the radio telescope and hit rocks situated in the valley of the Rio Dilar. They were in a group of 5 skiers who ignored warning signs and entered the restricted off piste areas. [...]
AMSTERDAM ” The Dutch travel leader who led a fatal mountain hike in the Spanish Sierra Nevada in May 2003 will not be prosecuted by Spanish authorities for her role in the tragedy, it was reported Friday. Three Dutch tourists were killed when snowstorms closed in around them. But the Dutch company that organised the [...]
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