Overview

• The pair became stuck near the summit on Thursday when their rope jammed during abseil sections and they carried no spare rope.
• Repeated rescue attempts on Thursday failed due to poor visibility, high avalanche danger and glacier crevasses, making a ground approach too risky.
• An Italian mountain‑rescue helicopter reached them at about 05:30 on Friday and flew them to a hospital in Aosta.
• Rescuers reported the men were in overall good condition after evaluation in the emergency department.
• Italian authorities led the operation, while a Swiss Air Zermatt attempt was aborted because of weather, and officials withheld the climbers’ identities.