Overview
- Two British women and an Irish woman, along with 12 Nepali staff, were located on foot after three days stranded above Marpha Valley and were taken for medical checks, according to Nepalese officials.
- Tropical Cyclone Montha funneled moisture that dumped heavy snow and triggered avalanches across high elevations, leading authorities on the Nepalese and Chinese/Tibetan sides to close Everest to tourists and to suspend major circuits including Annapurna, Manaslu and Dhaulagiri.
- Rescuers established a temporary forward base at Yak Kharka in Manang to reach stranded groups as poor visibility repeatedly prevented airlifts.
- Dozens of Israeli trekkers were escorted from Samdu to lower-altitude Samagaun, with at least one airlifted to Lukla for treatment, according to local reports.
- A helicopter skidded and overturned while landing at Lobuche near Everest Base Camp on October 29, with officials confirming the pilot survived; officials also reported large-scale rescues around Tilicho Lake and a separate evacuation of 72 from Annapurna Base Camp.