Overview
- Italy’s foreign ministry said Nepali authorities confirmed the deaths of Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato on Panbari after days without contact.
- Survivor Valter Perlino reported the pair were found in their tent under roughly 2.5 meters of compacted snow after a nighttime blast of weather.
- The climbers lost contact on October 31 near Camp 1 at about 5,000 meters during heavy snowfall linked to the regional storm system.
- Separately, an avalanche at Yalung Ri base camp killed seven people, with local reports differing on whether one to three Italians are among the dead, which the ministry has not confirmed.
- Rescue efforts have been slowed by severe conditions and special clearance requirements for helicopter flights, as consular officials say six to seven other Italian citizens remain uncontacted.