missing in theFuente De area of the northern Spanish massif on 28 May and hasn'tbeen seen since. A search by rescue teams has found now trace.For the fullstory see the BBC web site.

, butfailed to return. Spanish rescue teams are reportedly searching thearea, but are being hampered by bad weather.More details from TheScotsman.

A golden retriever has successfully summited Aconcagua, at justunder 7,000 metres, the highest mountain in the westernhemisphere.Rubia, a two-year search and rescue dog, was equipped with boots,goggles, and a snowsuit and accompanied by two Spanish

Five Spanish climbers are missing and presumed dead after anavalanche on Pumori according to news agency reports.The five were part of an expedition attempting 7161-metre Pumori,which sits opposit Everest in Nepal's Khumbu valley and towers over