Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia, 49, died while trying to save a colleague in difficulty. The member Milanese was surprised by a storm and died due to brain edema and hypothermia.
Luca Sinigaglia was working in the IT field
Luca Sinigaglia, a Milanese mountaineer with a long passion for the big mountains of Central Asia, lost his life on Pik Pobeda, the highest peak in the Tian Shan Mountains, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China. He died while trying to rescue an alpinist in difficulty, who was injured during a descent.
Sinigaglia worked for a cyber security company and had strong bonds with Kyrgyzstan and its mountains. He lost his life as he tried to save Natalia Nagovițina, 47, a Russian climber who was injured while descending from Pik Pobeda.
Russoica lost her husband on the mountain
It all started on August 12, when Natalia Nagovițina fell, suffering a foot fracture. Unable to move with a little food and water, he had to wait for help. Three days later, on August 15, Luca Sinigaglia and German mountaineer Gunter Siegmund managed to reach her, bringing her first aid elements: a sleeping bag, a stove, food and an oxygen mask. As he tried to complete the rescue operation, however, Sinigaglia was surprised by a violent storm. The harsh conditions and exhaustion caused him a brain edema, aggravated by hypothermia.
His body remained in a cave, at 6,800 meters. Siegmund was later hospitalized, while rescuers are still trying to save Nagovițina. In 2021, Nagovițina lost her husband, Sergei, Khan Tengri, also in Tian Shan, following a fatal stroke, almost 7,000 meters. She stayed with him to the end, returning the following year to reveal a plaque in his memory.
The announcement of Luca Sinigaglia’s death, given by his sister
The news of Sinigaglia’s non -ending was confirmed by his sister, who thanked the social networks to those who supported the family: “I’m Luca’s sister. I thank everyone … really … Luca was special to us, but also for his friends … It was a gesture that was honored and, unfortunately, prevented from returning to us. The weather should improve on 19 and we are told that its recovery is organized. We do everything we can; We have activated all official channels”.
Sinigaglia’s death comes in the middle of a summer with a few tragic events in mountaineering. Only a few weeks ago, Laura Dahlmeier died on the Laila Peak in Pakistan.
The 31 -year -old German, surprised by a falling stone fall, was seriously injured and could not be saved in time.
Her climbing partners and search teams later confirmed: the Olympic champion at biathlon died immediately after the accident.
