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Navarrese Mountaineer and Triathlete Bixente Igarzabal Dies in Alpine Accident

From El País · () Spanish

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Bixente Igarzabal, a 53-year-old mountaineer and triathlete from Lesaka, Navarra, died after a fall in the Alps.
  • Mayor Ladis Satrustegi said the town contacted Igarzabal’s family and offered help with the arrangements.
  • Igarzabal was recognized by the municipality in 2018 and was known for achievements in triathlon, mountaineering and other sports.

Lesaka woke to mourning after the death of local athlete Bixente Igarzabal in a mountaineering accident in the Alps.

The 53-year-old fell while he was in the Alps with other people, Mayor Ladis Satrustegi told EFE. The mayor said the municipality contacted Igarzabal’s family after learning of the death and offered help with any arrangements where it could be useful.

Although he was no longer so young, at 53, he was someone to whom this should not have happened.

· Ladis SatrustegiThe mayor expressed his grief over Igarzabal’s death.

Satrustegi described Igarzabal as a disciplined and dedicated athlete whose achievements had made him well known in the town. He competed in basketball, Basque rural sports, running and mountaineering, and stood out in triathlon, completing several Ironman events.

“He was a person who, alongside him, brought people together,” the mayor said, recalling how Igarzabal regularly organized mountain outings, climbs and other sporting activities. Lesaka’s town council recognized him in 2018 by asking him to light the traditional txupinazo at the local festivities.

He was a person who, alongside him, brought people together.

· Ladis SatrustegiThe mayor recalled Igarzabal’s role in organizing group sporting activities.
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