“I am embarking on my journey”was the last thing the mountain guide wrote on his satellite phone. Ignacio Lucerowho after several days missing was found dead in the Andes mountainsin it Marmolejo hill, together with the mountaineers Raúl Espir y Sergio Berardo.
The last time Nacho had communicated with his partner, María Fernanda Martínez Thierryit had been on Wednesday, November 29, when he warned “that they were already at camp 3, (at 4,800 meters high), which had been a difficult climb,” according to what he told Clarion The woman, who also clarified that she did not have contact with him again after that, so she presumes that the death occurred on Thursday the 30th.
Minutes before the tragedy, Lucero, passionate about reading and – in addition to being an experienced guide – graduated as a Literature professor at the National University of Cuyo, wrote down on his phone “I am embarking on my journey”, a message that Fernanda anticipated her last adventure towards the non-earthly plane.
Regarding this, the woman, who works as an assistant at a dental clinic in Mendoza, commented: “Nacho always told me that he wanted to fly, he loved his work in the summitsalthough it was increasingly difficult for him to leave home because he missed Salvi (their 2-year-old son).”
The last time they saw each other was November 22, when Nacho and Fernanda said goodbye at home and kissed. Later, when she was at work, the 50-year-old man had gone to leave her the key and returned to say goodbye to her with a hug and a kiss. “She found it increasingly difficult to leave because she didn’t want to leave Salvi. She changed what she loved most in her life, which was working in the mountains,” the woman said.
Who was Ignacio Lucero, one of the three mountain climbers who died in the Cordillera
Lucero He was a renowned mountain guide and had more than 30 years of experience and 46 climbs to Aconcagua. In 2011 she suffered a massive heart attack at 7,400 meters in the Himalayas. Later, he suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for 20 days in an Asian hospital, so he had to undergo many years of rehabilitation to recover his speech, which caused him to suffer from depression, a story of overcoming that transformed his life. he. Rescued by a stray dog named “Oro”, he continued his career in mountaineering and shared his experiences in TED talks.
In addition to his multiple ascents of Aconcagua, he climbed Denali (Alaska), 6,190 meters above sea level; He made an expedition to Manaslu (Nepal), at 8,162 meters above sea level; and he climbed Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the European Union at 4805.59 meters above sea level, in addition to other challenges in countries such as Spain, Chile, India and Tanzania.
