Mountaineers killed: they think they were hit by a block …

Peruvian rescuers who have found the bodies of two Argentine mountaineers killed in a mountain in this country believe that something – maybe a block of ice – fell on one of them, who l? The hypothesis is not confirmed, but it persists: the snow-covered Caraz which has tried to climb is a mbadive covered with snow all the year and little attended by the mountaineers because of the difficulties and dangers it presents.

Barilochean Ian Schwer, 30, and Juan Pablo Cano (23), from Santa Fe province, were trying to climb the so-called Peruvian White Cordillera last week, but did not return on the scheduled day, a knowledge of their knowledge. The two bodies were rescued over the weekend and are already at the morgue of the city of Huaraz, capital of the Ancash region.

The parents of the young people are there to do the repatriation process. In Bariloche, a collection has been created to help with the expenses that this represents. The family opened a bank account for this purpose and the auxiliary commission of the Andean club of Bariloche, to which Schwer belonged, launched a dissemination campaign.

In any case, the Andino club and the Rio Negro government collaborate on the administrative and financial tasks of the operation.

Ian Schwer was a renowned mountaineer from Bariloche. For four years, I headed the shelter Frey de Cerro Catedral, paradise place located at the edge of the Toncek lagoon, amid the typical arrows of this mountain. To get there, it takes a few hours to walk and want to venture into nature. Schwer received every visitor as his only one. He was also a great skier and paraglider.

Juan Pablo Cano was Santa Fe, mountaineer and mountain guide. I lived in Mendoza, where I studied in connection with mountain activities.

Both had ventured into the snow of Caraz, 6025 meters high. "It's a very technical mountain, that is to say it takes a lot of preparation to climb it, not only because of the height but also because of the climatic conditions", explained to the agency Peruvian Andina Rafael Figueroa, President of Casa de Guías de Alta Huaraz Mountain. "Apparently, the Argentineans were hit by a block of ice that fell off the mountain they were trying to climb on," he said.

The head of the high mountain rescue department (Depsam), the NPP Gilmer Torres, also told Andina that the rescue operations were causing serious problems, due to the difficulties of access to the site. Above all, the descent with both bodies was very complicated. Torres said the two Argentines had already visited the Peruvian Andes. "They already have experience, but they have already climbed the snowy snow in Caraz.They are few, in fact, trying to climb this mountain because access is quite difficult and accident, "he said.

The father and mother of Ian Schwer are mountaineers. She asked to avoid autopsy in Peru because it was clear that it was an accident in the mountains. Before traveling, the father posted on Facebook a moving farewell to his son: "Until you are still dear son, you have made your life a huge cult for friendship and fellowship, we all honor your example, we will miss you forever, new heights above, you follow in the hearts of all, these new worlds of Light shelter you ".