The wife of an "extremely" fit climber believes he "powered through" symptoms of altitude sickness before he died near Mount Everest, an inquest heard.
Kellinu Portelli, 54, died on October 29, 2019 at the Himalayan Chain Resort in Lobuche, Nepal which is situated a few hours away from the Everest base camp. The father-of-two was trekking to the base camp in order to raise funds for the Marie Curie charity.
Coroner David Regan delivered a narrative conclusion at South Wales Central Coroner's Court on Thursday. He said that Mr Portelli died as a result of high-altitude sickness while trekking in Nepal. Mr Regan read a statement from Mr Portelli's wife, Donna, who said she was worried about him the last time they spoke - a day before his death.
