Mountaineer who suffered heart attack in Himalayas returns to Mendoza

The mountaineer from Mendoza, Ignacio Lucero, aged 38, who miraculously survived a heart attack whilst mountain climbing in the Himalayas, returned last night to Mendoza.

Lucero arrived on Tuesday night, around 11.30 pm to El Plumerillo airport of Buenos Aires with his brother, mother and girlfriend, to be received by the rest of his family members. The mountaineer did not speak with the press due to his delicate state of health.

On October 5, the well-known mountain climber who has braved the mighty 6,959 metre-high Aconocagua Mountain no less than thirty times, decided to make a solo trip to take on the Himalayas.  

Whilst climbing 7,300 metre-high Manaslu he suffered a heart attack, then resting, without knowing what had happened, then beginning to climb down the mountain until he could ask for help.

He was rescued by helicopter and was sent to a specialist hospital in Katmandú, Nepal where he was treated.

When he was being taken to hospital, Lucero sent a message to one of his friends, letting him know of the state of his health, who let his family know of the incident. Lucero’s brother, Leonardo made his way immediately to Nepal.

Following a number of weeks of recovery, doctors authorised his departure for Argentina, where he was received by family and friends.