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3 hours ago
- Climate
Japanese Woman Rescued Alive on Peru's Highest Peak
News from Japan World Jun 27, 2025 09:34 (JST) Sao Paulo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese woman was rescued alive on Huascaran on Thursday after she and another were stranded on the highest peak of Peru, according to a Japanese task force. Saki Terada was taken by helicopter to a hospital at the foot of the 6,768-meter mountain for examination. She is fully conscious but seems to have frostbite, the task force said. The other Japanese woman, Chiaki Inada, died. The two requested rescue while climbing Tuesday after Inada experienced symptoms believed to be caused by hypothermia. Inada was confirmed dead shortly after a rescue team arrived. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
New Straits Times
4 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Japanese mountaineer dies on Peru's tallest peak
LIMA: A mountaineer from Japan died and another was rescued during a trek on Peru's tallest mountain, authorities said Thursday. Chiaki Inada, 40, and Saki Terada, 36, became trapped Monday due to fog and bad weather on the mountain called Huascaran at an elevation of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 meters). They were located by rescuers thanks to a GPS signal sent via a device in their possession, but not before Inada died from hypothermia, authorities said. "We have rescued the Japanese citizen who was alive in order to deliver medical attention. Tomorrow we will transfer the body" of the second climber, General Antonio Loreno, the head of the police for the Ancash region, told TV Peru. The pair arrived from Japan two weeks earlier and climbed the mountain without a guide. Standing over 22,000 feet (6,700 meters) tall, Huascaran in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range draws climbers from around the world. On Sunday, the bodies of three climbers who had been missing for more than 20 days in the same region were found after they were buried by an avalanche, authorities said. And last July, the body of US mountaineer William Stampfl, who disappeared during an avalanche in 2002 while climbing Huascaran, was found mummified.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Drama on Huascaran: One Dead, Rescue Underway For 2nd
On June 23, two female Japanese mountaineers, Saki Terada, 36, and Chiaki Inada, 40, became stranded on 6,757m Nevado Huascaran, Peru's highest peak. One of them is now confirmed dead. The two veteran climbers arrived in Peru in early June and spent two weeks acclimatizing. They then started climbing Huascaran and likely summited earlier this week. The weather has been challenging on Huascaran, with poor visibility above 6,000m. Terada and Inada became lost in the fog in the huge area just below the summit. They could not find their high camp and had to bivouac at around 6,500m, according to Latina Noticias. There, health problems set in. One of the climbers went snowblind because of cerebral edema, and in nighttime temperatures as low as -30°C, hypothermia also affected them. Inada was in particularly poor condition. Terada and Inada sent a distress call via their InReach device on June 24, after spending two nights outside. Deep snow and poor visibility continued to complicate the situation. The climbers had cell service on the mountain and also asked for local rescue. Peru's National Police mobilized specialized rescue teams. A helicopter made three rescue sorties, but continuing poor weather didn't allow it to reach the two climbers. So from an altitude of 4,800m, rescuers started to move up on foot toward them, according to the TV station, Latina Noticias. On June 25, both climbers were located, thanks to their InReach device. Unfortunately, by then, Inada had succumbed to hypothermia and was confirmed dead at the scene. Rescuers are currently bringing Terada down the mountain. Terada and Inada are experienced mountaineers, and Inada also served as an expedition doctor. Terada was a member of the Himalayan Camp, a Japanese mountaineering group known for organizing high-altitude expeditions. In 2023, she participated in the Sharpu VI expedition in Nepal.
