KATHMANDU: An octogenarian Spanish mountaineer abandoned another attempt to climb his 13th mountain of the world's highest peaks, after breaking his leg in an accident in the Himalayas, organizers said on Thursday.
Medical staff transfer injured Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria (on stretcher) to a hospital after being airlifted in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu following a fall while climbing the Dhaulagiri peak on Tuesday, May 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO
KATHMANDU: An octogenarian Spanish mountaineer abandoned another attempt to climb his 13th mountain of the world's highest peaks, after breaking his leg in an accident in the Himalayas, organizers said on Thursday.