The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish climber sets new record for Everest climb Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set a record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or supplementary oxygen, climbing the world's highest peak in just 26 hours, his team said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170523/spanish-climber-sets-newrecord-for-everest-climb Tue, 23 May 2017 19:49:09 +0200 spanish-climber-sets-newrecord-for-everest-climb Spanish climber dies in French Alps fall A Spanish mountain climber fell to his death on Sunday while tackling a difficult descent in the French Alps, mountain rescue workers said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140609/spanish-climber-dies-in-french-alps-fall Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:15:00 +0200 spanish-climber-dies-in-french-alps-fall Catalan climber named world's top adventurer Twenty-six-year-old Kilian Jornet from Cap de Rec in the Catalan Pyrenees has lifted National Geographic magazine's 2014 People's Choice Adventurer of the Year award after smashing records in ski mountaineering, trail running, ultra running and skyrunning. https://www.thelocal.es/20140213/catalan-skyrunner-named-worlds-top-adventurer Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:18:00 +0100 catalan-skyrunner-named-worlds-top-adventurer Spanish climber sets new Matterhorn record A Catalan climber set a new record on Wednesday for the fastest ascent and descent of the Matterhorn, with a back-to-back time of just two hours 52 minutes. https://www.thelocal.es/20130822/spanish-climber-sets-new-matterhorn-record Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:38:00 +0200 spanish-climber-sets-new-matterhorn-record UK climber found dead in northern Spain The body of a British mountaineer who went missing a week ago in the Picos de Europa national park in northern Spain has been found trapped inside a nine-metre gorge. https://www.thelocal.es/20130724/uk-climber-found-dead-in-northern-spain Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:52:04 +0200 uk-climber-found-dead-in-northern-spain Rescuers seek Spanish climbers in Pakistan A rescue operation was under way on Tuesday for three Spanish climbers who went missing in bad weather in the mountains of northern Pakistan, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130723/rescuers-hunt-for-spanish-climbers-in-pakistan Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:42:00 +0200 rescuers-hunt-for-spanish-climbers-in-pakistan Spanish climber dies on world's 7th highest peak Catalan climber Juanjo Garra died on Sunday close to the summit of the world’s seventh highest peak after an ankle fracture he sustained three days earlier left him to fight sub-zero temperatures with only the company of his Sherpa. https://www.thelocal.es/20130527/spanish-climber-dies-on-worlds-7th-highest-peak Mon, 27 May 2013 12:50:00 +0200 spanish-climber-dies-on-worlds-7th-highest-peak