Overview
- Guillaume Ferey, 33, collapsed in the sector known as La Cueva/La Canaleta at roughly 6,700 meters, about 200–250 meters below the summit.
- At 11:57 local time his guide reported loss of consciousness and no vital signs, prompting 30 minutes of CPR and adrenaline under Nido de Cóndores medical direction.
- Specialized rescuers reached the scene at 12:50 and confirmed the death, which was later certified by a physician.
- Recovery operations are scheduled to start at midnight on January 20, with forensic procedures at first light and transfer to the Gran Acarreo at about 6,000 meters for aerial extraction around 8:30.
- The case is under Oficina Fiscal Nº11 with on-duty prosecutor Ricardo Iturbide, and it marks the season’s second fatality after the January 4 death of Russian climber Konstantin Bitiukov near El Hombro.