British man dies after falling from Spain Devil’s Pass mountain

British man dies after falling from Spain Devil’s Pass mountain

British man dies after falling from Spain Devil’s Pass mountain

A British man has died in a mountaineering accident in northern Spain – Twitter

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  • The climber is said to have fallen while attempting to traverse the exposed route, which is notoriously difficult to ascend in wet weather.
  • The Devil’s Pass, or Paso del Diablo, is a treacherous region between Mount Alliutz and Anboto that has claimed the lives of skilled climbers.
  • They were climbing mountains in Basque Country.
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A British man, aged 25, fell to his death from the infamous Devil’s Pass mountain in northern Spain. The Devil’s Pass, or Paso del Diablo in Spanish, is a treacherous region between Mount Alliutz and Anboto that has claimed the lives of skilled climbers.

The man, whose name hasn’t been released yet, is thought to have fallen while trying to climb Anboto, a 4,367-foot limestone mountain peak in the Basque Country.

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The climber is said to have fallen while attempting to traverse the exposed route, which is notoriously difficult to ascend in wet weather.
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The 25-year-old was apparently staying with a friend in a hotel in Eibar, a city in the Gipuzkoa region.

They were climbing mountains in Basque Country. On June 23, the 25-year-old got separated from his climbing partner and kept going up the hill alone, even though the weather was bad.

Overnight, emergency personnel, including helicopters, rescue dogs, and the Red Cross, conducted a search for the missing teenager.

The Ertzaintza Surveillance and Rescue Unit used a helicopter to get his body on Friday.

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As per the international news agency, a representative of the Ertzaintza police department stated:  “Emergency services have located the lifeless body of the mountaineer who we had been searching for since Thursday evening. The alarm was raised around 8.30 pm, saying the 25-year-old had gone missing near to the Alluitz mountain summit.”
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