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Extreme Rescue in Santa Cruz: Evacuation of Injured Climber After More than 24 Hours of Operation

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A mountaineer must have been rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury during an ascent to the Standhardt Needle, inside the Cerro Torre massif, near El Chaltén. The procedure, which took place in a highly complex environment, demanded more than 24 hours of work and involved 34 rescuers. The incident occurred as the athlete advanced along the first stretch of the road, when a fall caused an injury that prevented him from continuing by his o…
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(El Chaltén) – Thirty-four rescuers evacuated a wounded climber after suffering a fall in the Standhardt Needle. The accident occurred on Friday during the first length of the ascent in the Cerro Torre massif. The impact caused him an unstable injury to his ankle and prevented him from walking. His two mates attended him immediately. They managed to descend from the wall, crossed the glacier and took refuge in the Norwegian bivouac to spend the …

A mountaineer must have been rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury during an ascent to the Standhardt Needle, inside the Cerro Torre massif, near El Chaltén. The procedure, which took place in a highly complex environment, demanded more than 24 hours of work and involved 34 rescuers. The incident occurred as the athlete advanced along the first stretch of the road, when a fall caused an injury that prevented him from continuing by his o…

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ADNSur broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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