Aconcagua
(6,962 meters above sea level) is experiencing a tragic season, with difficulty accessing the highest peak in America and several deaths of climbers
.
On Monday night,
a mountaineer of American nationality died
when she began her descent, after having reached the summit of Aconcagua.
The victim was identified as
Skeete Kshamata
, 49 years old.
According to information from the Ministry of Security of Mendoza, the death of the athlete was reported last night at 11:45 p.m. by the guide, Gabriel Fraccia, who accompanied the foreign climber.
The guide informed the Park Ranger that, in the Piedras Blancas area, the woman had a heart attack.
The instructor began CPR and after 30 minutes of maneuvering, he did not respond.
A doctor from the professional team that commands emergencies at the Plaza de Mulas base confirmed that the woman no longer had vital signs.
They reached the area known as Piedras Blancas, 6,060 meters above sea level, when the American climber could not continue and did not react.
Skeete Kshamata is the
fourth victim in the last month
.
Last Thursday, a 56-year-old Romanian mountaineer died after fainting after reaching the summit of Mount Aconcagua.
The other two victims of Aconcagua were also foreigners.
The last week of December, a 30-year-old American mountaineer died.
And on January 1st, the second death of the season occurred.
Russian mountaineer Minaev Andrei, 33, who was found dead inside his tent in Plaza de Mulas.
Reaching the top this week represents a real challenge, greater than in previous years.
Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters above sea level), the highest peak in America, is facing one of its greatest challenges in recent decades of climbing.
In the current season, which started the first week of November and ends the first week of March,
very few climbers managed to reach the summit
, less than 100.
In January alone, there were 10 days of storms.
And the extended forecast shows very low temperatures, cloudy days and strong winds.
"
These are days of extreme conditions
, with temperatures of up to 30 degrees below zero and winds that reach 100 kilometers per hour," explains Sebastián Melchor, head of the Aconcagua Provincial Park, in Mendoza.
D.D.