I found climber’s mummified body 22 YEARS after he vanished in tsunami-like avalanche… I’ve watched many die in same way
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A MOUNTAIN rescuer has revealed how he's helplessly watched pals die in tsunami-like avalanches. Eric Raul Albino is a self-proclaimed "mountain guy" who spends his days recovering stranded tourists up Peru's highest peaks - alive or dead. Eric was born into the mountaineering job, taking after his grandfather and father in salvaging lost climbers.
![[Eric and his team have for long been helping to save lost climbers]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/f00f5b82-51a4-4d95-9da2-e5f4381fb2e9.jpg?strip=all&w=802)
When Eric started off in the dangerous career, it didn't come without some mental struggles. He told The Sun about his first time recovering a dead tourist in Peru and the psychological impact it had on him. A French paraglider had been lost for 20 days and, after recovering his body for the heartbroken family, Eric said he "couldn't sleep" due to "panic" and "nervousness".
![[In June he and the team found a climber who had been lost for 22 years]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NINTCHDBPICT000948809768.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Eric was only a student at this point, but the striking experience didn't stop him from pursuing his mountaineer career. The job also doesn't come without some danger either, especially with tsunami-like avalanches crashing down the mountains. Eric has seen 20 people die in his time - tragically including his own colleagues.
![[Eric Raul Albino spoke to The Sun about his job as a mountain rescuer]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2674.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He said: "We've already lost like five or six friends in Al Mao with avalanches. I've seen many, many people die already. "Last year we lost one of our good friends - a mountain guide with an avalanche. "The avalanche took him and fell down in Gravas. "He was covered by a lot of glacier snow, and he died. So we couldn't find the rest of him.".
![[Eric has saved numerous people in the Peruvian mountains]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2672.jpg?strip=all&w=732)
