In the space of just four hours during the last Saturday of 2017, mountain-rescue teams had to carry out five separate rescues on the Sierra Nevada
Tag Archive for mountain rescue
18 Climbers Rescued
by Hugh MacArthur •
(RGO) The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue team had to assist 18 climbers from an 22-man-strong climbing excursion belonging to a local climbing club.
Sierra Night Rescue
by Martin Myall •
A mountain climber phoned the 112 emergency number at 19.15h on Thursday the 3rd with the night falling asking for help after a fall.
American Woman Climber Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue team (Sereim) was busy on the last Sunday of the year and amongst their ‘clients’ was an female American climber.
Children Rescued
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil rescued four children between the ages of five and twelve, and six adults, lost in the Sierra Nevada with the night upon them.
Another Mountain Rescue
by Martin Myall •
A young climber had to be rescued by the Guardia Civil mountain-rescue team (Sereim) after a fall, which had left him dangling on his rope against rock face.
Junta de Los Rios Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The ever-more popular waterfalls and cascades of the Junta de los Rios above Otívar was the scene of another excursionist rescue after a fall.
Guardia Civil Helicopter Crash
by Vivienne Hughes •
At 14.00h today, the 24th of August the Guardia Civil issued an official press release to say that they had lost one of their helicopters during the morning.
Biker Rescued on Otivar Road
by Hugh MacArthur •
The mountain-rescue team, Sereim, aided by a police helicopter, rescued a biker from the bottom of a barranco above Otivar.
Lost Excursionist Rescued on Peña Escrita
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil Mount Rescue team, Sereim, using a helicópter, rescued a 54-year old Swedish woman on Peña Escrita, Almuñécar.