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Two New Year's Eve Mountain Tragedies: Be Careful How You Celebrate » Explorersweb

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Two New Year's Eve Mountain Tragedies: Be Careful How You Celebrate » Explorersweb

New Year's Eve on a snowy peak under a starry sky: It sounds like the perfect way to ring in the New Year. But tragedy doesn't take a vacation over the holidays. As some toasted the evening with friends in a warm venue, two separate outings in Spain and Italy ended in disaster. The bivouac influencer Gerard Olive built himself a high profile on Instagram by specializing in "extreme bivouacs." His handle, Xutonthetop, had 52,000 followers. Photos…See the Story

Climbing Influencer Dies in the Pyrenees - Gripped Magazine

Social Media · Benasque

Climbing Influencer Dies in the Pyrenees - Gripped Magazine

Gerard Olivé, who had become popular on social media for his mountain bivy photos and videos, died earlier this month while attempting a route in the Llosas Valley near the Aneto mountain range. He left his car in the town of Benasque on Dec. 30 and made his way to a hut alone. After spending the night in the hut with another climber, he left solo toward the peaks of the Aneto. On Jan. 2, his family alerted authorities, but poor weather prevent…See the Story

“To be cold or to be sanctioned”: the dilemma of

Benasque · Benasque

“To be cold or to be sanctioned”: the dilemma of

A raincoat to protect yourself from a temperature of minus twenty degrees in the town of Benasque (Huesca). This is the situation experienced by some members of the Guardia Civil who do not have the right clothes to protect themselves from the cold. These agents are in the position of resorting to “private civilian clothing” to... The post “To be cold or to be sanctioned”: the dilemma of the civil guards in the face of the lack of winter clothes…See the Story

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