Two Romanian mountaineers fall to their deaths in Italy

14 July 2026 Two Romanian mountaineers lost their lives in Italy after falling into a crevasse approximately 20 meters deep. The two died while climbing the Gran Paradiso massif, mountain rescue teams from the Valle d’Aosta region announced on Monday, July 13, as quoted by the ANSA news agency. The search operation for the two began on Thursday, July 9, when they left the Victor Emmanuel II Refuge to climb the mountain and could no longer be contacted. The Italian authorities were alerted by the son of one of the mountaineers after he was unable to reach them. According to the rescuers, several helicopter overflights were carried out in the following days over the area where the mountaineers were believed to be, but without success. The bodies were found at an altitude of approximately 3,7