He fell for at least twenty meters and died while carrying out the 'nailing', i.e. equipping a route with pitons, of a new climbing route on the Balza della Penna cliff in Piobbico (Pesaro Urbino).
The victim is an expert climber in his 50s.
During the night the recovery operations of the lifeless body by the Alpine and Speleological Rescue were completed.
Since she hadn't heard from her since the early afternoon, yesterday her fiancée had alerted the vast circle of acquaintances in the climbing sector that the man could boast of, after numerous unsuccessful telephone contact attempts.
After the report, some of the climber's friends rushed to the area to find out what had happened.
Unfortunately, as night fell, they were unable to make contact or locate the climber and the rescue machine was activated.
The Alpine and Speleological Rescue station of Pesaro / Urbino, with eight operators, went to the scene and then went up to the site of the suspected accident.
The victim was found by two of his friends at the base of the wall he was equipping while the rescuers were arriving in the meantime.
Once the permission of the judicial authority was received, the body was composed and transported downstream for all the necessary procedures.
Also present on site are the firefighters and the carabinieri.
The Alpine and Speleological Rescue of the Marche expresses its "deepest condolences to family, girlfriend and friends".
