Overview
- The climber was identified as Konstantin Bitiukov, 55, who collapsed near the sector known as El Hombro shortly before 13:40 local time.
- Rescuers from the Mendoza Police Rescue Patrol and park rangers reached the site by helicopter and attempted roughly 20 minutes of CPR with oxygen and adrenaline.
- Bitiukov was pronounced dead on the mountain after resuscitation efforts failed.
- The Office Fiscal No. 11, led by María Luz Maturano, is handling the investigation, and the timing of body recovery depends on weather and operational safety.
- This is among the first deaths of the current Aconcagua climbing season, which began November 1, with local reports differing on the altitude of the collapse between about 6,000 and 6,800 meters.