Two climbers ran through the Los Franceses’ spoil route and fell “a great height”.
This Monday, around noon, two Portuguese climbers with experience climbed in an area known as the Royal Chalet, at the base of Peña Vieja, the largest mountain of the Cantábria mountain range in Spain, when They fell from a “great height” and diedadvances the
The warning was given at 12:45 pm, but the rescue team could do no more than confirm the death, according to the authorities.
According to, the climbers were in an area of the peaks of Europe known as “French spur”in the municipality of Camaleño.
“Upon arrival of the Cantabria government helicopter, the affected people were located at the bottom of the track, where a doctor and a rescue descended from a crane,” said Cantabria 112.
“The doctor confirmed the death From the injured and the team remained in the area until the arrival of Greim and the Guardia Civil aircraft, which took care of the custody of bodies and its evacuation, ”they added.
The El País also recalls the last deadly accident in the peaks of Europe, on March 22, when three mountaineers lost their lives at Moncayo Natural Park.
The accident of this Monday happened on the same day that Portugal won two quotas in Alpino ski for the Milan-Cortina2026 Winter Olympics, a male and a female. It now has three vacancies secured.
