Climber falls 200m from Cerro de los Machos

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A climber is in critical condition after a fall of 200 meters from the northern slopes of Cerro de los Machos in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. The rescue was ongoing for about three hours

The 41 year old man was rescued yesterday in a serious condition by a Guardia Civil helicopter after falling from a height of about two hundred meters while practicing alpine climbing on Cerro de los Machos to the east of Veleta.

Due to difficult access on the west side of the Hoya de la Mora (the ski side) the recovery lasted for about three hours and involved much equipment and human resources, reported the Service Mountain Rescue and Intervention (Sereim) of the Guardia Civil de Granada.

The first warning came at 13.20 pm by a fellow climber who said the injured climber had been isolated after falling while climbing. Once rescued, the wounded man was taken to the Trauma Hospital of Granada where he is being treated for his injuries.