An Italian climber has died on a mountain in Kyrgyzstan after volunteering to help a friend who had become stuck on a mountain after breaking her leg.
Luca Sinigaglia, 49, has been hailed a hero after returning to the summit of the 25,000 ft Pobeda Peak in the Tian Shan massif to carry critical supplies to fellow climber, Natalia Nagovitsyna.
However, Sinigaglia, a cyber-security expert from Milan - died last Friday from hypothermia and exposure to low oxygen levels after failing to reach Nagovitsyna during his second ascent.
Russian climber Nagovitsyna, 47, became stranded on August 12 when she fractured her leg during her descent.
As a massive rescue operation began, fellow mountaineers volunteered to help bring her down, including Sinigaglia.
