How were the last days of the Brazilian missing in Peru while climbing a mountain?

Marcelo Motta Delvaux, Brazilian, disappeared while climbing Nevado Coropuna, Peru’s fourth highest mountain. The search for him ended on Sunday, 7.

The man was carrying a GPS device that indicated the fall into a crack, a fissure in the surface of the snow. The rescue will not happen.

Patrícia Delvaux, sister, explained that the end of the search took place because “there is no way to enter the crack due to the depth and instability of the place. Unfortunately there is no chance that he is alive. It’s been 7 days since it fell.”

How was Marcelo’s trip to the mountains?

Marcelo began climbing Nevado Coropuna, a mountain with an altitude of 6,377 meters, on June 25. 

At first, he walked for four hours and set up camp at an altitude of 4.8 km. He stayed there until the 27th; Weather conditions prevented progress.

On the 28th, Marcelo reached altitude 6,300 while trying to reach the top, but had to return to camp. On the 30th, he tried again and reached the top at 3 pm.

After only about 30 minutes, the GPS device shows that it has come off the top. The signal then appears 100 meters below.

After two days with no sign of movement, they called the police. The search began on July 4 and ended on Sunday, July 7.

Who was a Brazilian missing in the mountains?

Marcelo Motta was born in Juiz de Fora, Mias Gerais. He had been a mountaineer for 25 years. In the meantime, he has become one of the most experienced professionals in the field.

The man made more than 150 climbs in the Andes and Himalayas, climbing mountains in Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela and Tibet.