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Kyrgyzstan Halts Pobeda Search, Declares Climber Natalia Nagovitsyna Missing

Officials say lethal conditions at 7,150 meters leave no safe way to continue.

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Luca Sinigaglia, el alpinista italiano que murió en el intento de socorrer a Nagovitsyna, con quien habían escalado el Khan Tengri.
Aseguran que la montañista rusa había sufrido una fractura meses antes de subir al pico Victoria.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Emergency Situations suspended operations after late-August overflights, including a thermal drone on August 27, detected no signs of life.
  • Nagovitsyna broke a leg during her August 12 descent and was immobilized in a tent near 7,150 meters after teammates delivered survival supplies the next day.
  • Drone footage on August 19 showed movement inside her tent, but subsequent checks found no detectable heat signature.
  • Air options proved unviable as a Russian Mi-8 made an emergency landing on August 17 with injuries to rescuers and a lighter helicopter declined to fly due to risk.
  • Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia died on August 15 while trying to assist, and authorities indicate recoveries on the upper mountain will likely wait until spring 2026.