Spanish climber dies in the Andes

Spanish climber dies in the Andes
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By h.b. - Jan 11, 2006 - 5:32 PM
Borja Oviedo suffered a heart attack just ten metres from the summit

A Spanish mountaineer died today when just ten metres from the summit of the Aconcagua mountain, the highest peak in the Andes.
30 year old Borja Oviedo suffered a heart attack just short of the 6,962m high summit. He was part of a group of 13 climbers who were climbing the summit with a group of three local guides. The group had been camped just short of the summit for several days because of a storm and high winds.

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