Russian rescuers search for eight climbers missing on Elbrus, including a 14-year-old
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Eight climbers, including a 14-year-old, are missing on Mount Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria. Emergency Situations Ministry rescuers are searching the mountain's southern slope route.
Key Facts
- Fourteen rescuers from the Elbrus high-altitude search and rescue unit of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry are searching the southern slope route.
- The route used by the eight missing climbers was officially registered.
- The previous major search operation on Elbrus, on July 25-26, ended with six climbers dead.
- Five of the six died in one group and one in another.
- All six were citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and experienced mountaineers.
Search on Elbrus
Eight climbers, including a 14-year-old, are missing on Mount Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria. The route used by the group was officially registered. Fourteen rescuers from the Elbrus high-altitude search and rescue unit of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry are examining the southern slope route.
July 25-26 Fatalities
The previous major search operation on Elbrus took place on July 25-26, when six climbers died during an ascent. Five were in one group and one in another. The cause was a sharp increase in wind that prevented the climbers from descending in blizzard and bitter frost. All six were citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and experienced mountaineers.
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