Survived after falling from a mountain: in New Zealand, a climber was saved by snow

In New Zealand, a climber survived a fall from a 600-meter mountain with only minor injuries. This is reported by the BBC and The Telegraph. The man fell from Mount Taranaki, located on the North Island of the country. However, thanks to the warm weather, the ice melted and he landed on the snow. A mountaineer climbed to the top with a group. At noon on September 9, he broke off the mountain. Photo: Getty Images Two other climbers went to his aid. They found the man a quarter of the way down the slope. He was lying without an ice ax and climbing crampons – a device for moving on ice. The climber received only minor injuries. “Thanks to the recent spring weather, the ice softened and the snow stopped the climber from falling. He was extremely lucky to be alive,” a police spokesman commented on the case. Mount Taranaki is listed as one of the deadliest by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council. Climbing conditions worsen in winter (June-August) and improve in summer (December-February). “Its isolation from other mountains, proximity to the coastline and geographic location result in some of the most variable and adverse weather conditions in all of New Zealand. The weather combined with the complex and rugged topography creates an extremely unique environment. One mistake could be catastrophic,” they warned. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council. For example, in May 2021, two climbers died in the same area after falling from a height of about 180 meters. We will remind you that earlier we wrote that the body of a skier who died 22 years ago was found in the Alps. Read also: State Tourism has updated the map of “tourist magnets” of Ukraine Author: Alyona Pavlyuk



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