Overview
- Rescuers in Alto Adige completed recovery on Cima Vertana, confirming five German alpinists dead on the steep north face near the summit after Saturday afternoon’s slide.
- Authorities report the victims include a father and his 17-year-old daughter, with operations led by the Solda mountain rescue and supported by Guardia di Finanza units, firefighters, Pelikan helicopters and drones.
- New images from the rescue show a wide crown fracture high on the face, and preliminary assessments cite unstable fresh snow, a rapid wind change and climber passage as likely contributors.
- In Nepal, Stefano Farronato and Alessandro Caputo have been missing since Saturday at Camp 1 on Panbari after heavy snowfall linked to cyclone Montha, with searches underway involving Nepali authorities and Italy’s consular network.
- In a separate incident in Nepal, a Yalung Ri avalanche killed seven people, including an Italian, with rescue efforts hindered by poor visibility and special flight-permit requirements though conditions have begun to improve.