Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Fluke saves Bulgarian climber from avalanche below Annapurna

Photo: Photo courtesy of Gospodin Dinev

A rescue operation by land and air is underway in Annapurna in the Himalayas. Two people have gone missing and an avalanche is blocking the route by which they should have descended.

The Bulgarian climber Gospodin Dinev postponed his attempt to scale the peak over a luggage incident, which in practice saved his life. Dinev had to descend, after having reached 6,400 m. Because of the incident, the 64-year old veteran climber was forced to descend by almost 1,000 m. where he found part of his luggage. At that precise moment an avalanche fell in the higher reaches of the mountain. Gospodin Dinev is now safe at base camp, where he is waiting for a change in the weather conditions. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria reaffirms its position on North Macedonia's EU membership

Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has once again confirmed Bulgaria's position on the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU. The topic was discussed in a telephone conversation between Glavchev and President..

published on 12/16/24 3:44 PM

President provides time for talks between parties before handing government-forming mandate

The first mandate for forming a government will be handed over after New Year’s Day, if this week is used for talks between the political formations. This became clear at a briefing by President Rumen Radev.  He pointed out that it..

published on 12/16/24 3:24 PM
Diyan Stamatov

School principals, teachers and parents demand a ban on TikTok

School principals, teachers and parents are demanding a complete ban on the social network TikTok in Bulgaria . The reason is the incidents that have not passed by Bulgarian children in an attempt to complete the "Superman" and "Spiderman" challenges...

published on 12/16/24 11:48 AM