Overview
- The operation concluded early Friday after ground teams reached the second mountaineer in the Quebrada de Langostura.
- Unmanned aircraft from the VANT unit surveyed hard-to-access sectors and directed rescuers on foot.
- One climber reached Puesto La Hoyada around 7 a.m. Thursday and received assistance.
- Intermittent radio contact helped locate the remaining climber, who was treated for dehydration.
- Both rescued men are 42 and from Buenos Aires; the mission followed a Wednesday-night alert at Refugio San Bernardo.