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It's over: Iñaki Ochoa lost on Annapurna
image story Only the good die young, they say. Image of Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, courtesy of his website (click to enlarge).



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04:38 am EDT May 23, 2008
(MountEverest.net/Madrid) In spite off all efforts, Iñaki couldn’t make it. Further pulmonary complications had worsened up his state, until he passed away at 12.30 pm, local time. Ueli Steck was with the sick Spaniard, trying to reanimate him until the end. Denis Urubko, on a desperate attempt against exhaustion and loads of fresh snow, was four hours away from C4.

Since he fell suddenly ill in C4, Iñaki has never been alone. His mate Horia Colibasanu kept him alive until Swiss Ueli Steck, who had abandoned his previous plans to open a new route on Anna and jumped to the rescue instead, reached the tent and took charge of taking care of the sick climber. In addition, two further back-up rescue teams were already in place.