A climber with more than 150 mountains under his belt is presumed dead after disappearing on a peak.
The search for Marcelo Motta Delvaux was called off on Sunday (7 Jul) after those involved concluded there was no chance he was still alive.
It’s believed Delvaux fell into a crevasse atop the Coropuna volcano in the Peruvian Andes.
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Rising to 6,377 m (20,922 ft) above sea level, this is Peru’s third-highest peak.
Delvaux arrived at the dormant volcano on 25 June.
After ascending it for four hours, he set up camp 4,880m above sea level.
He remained there for two days, likely waiting for the weather to improve.
On 28 June, he attempted to reach the summit but had to abandon his efforts at 6,300m and return to camp.
After a rest day, he made a second attempt to reach the summit.
He achieved his goal at around 3pm on 30 June, as reported on Need To Know.
About 30 minutes later, 100m below the summit, as he made his way back down, his GPS tracker stopped moving.
The police were called two days later and a search began on Thursday morning (4 July).
The spot where his GPS stopped moving couldn’t be accessed by helicopter due to the thin air at that altitude.
Delvaux’s tent was found on Saturday (6 July).
He had been a mountaineer for about 25 years and was a pro mountain guide.
Delvaux had scaled more than 150 mountains in the Andes and Himalayas and had already conquered Coropuna several times.
Originally from Juiz de Fora, Brazil, he spent most of the year climbing and mountain-guiding in the Andes.
He leaves behind a sister.
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