A seek for a Russian climber stranded on Kyrgystan’s highest mountain has been suspended indefinitely as a consequence of extreme climate situations after one other climber died making an attempt to rescue her, the Central Asian nation’s authorities stated on Saturday.
Natalia Nagovitsyna — whose husband died on a distinct mountain 4 years in the past — broke her leg whereas climbing the 24,406-foot Victory Peak whereas she was at an altitude of round 23,000 ft, and has been stranded within the mountains for almost two weeks. By comparability, Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, is 29,032 ft.
An Italian climber, Luca Sinigaglia, died on Aug. 15 making an attempt to avoid wasting her.
Italian rescuers went to the scene to attempt to get better his physique utilizing a helicopter, in line with the Italian international ministry.
The operation launched to rescue Nagovitsyna, who turned 48 on Aug. 20 in line with Russian media, has to this point been unsuccessful.
A rescue helicopter crashed within the mountains and a gaggle of climbers needed to cease their ascent when their chief turning into critically unwell, in line with Kyrgyz authorities.
On Saturday, “climate situations deteriorated sharply, so all rescue operations have been suspended,” the spokesman for the Kyrgyz emergency conditions ministry, Adil Chargynov, instructed Russian information company Ria Novosti.
A drone that flew over Nagovitsyna’s location confirmed she was alive as of Tuesday, The London Times reported, however there was no signal of life when the drone flew over the identical space on Thursday.
Temperatures are at present hovering round -22 Fahrenheit at evening on the summit of Victory Peak, accompanied by gusts of wind and snowstorms, in line with a supply on the ministry quoted by Russian information company TASS.
In response to Chargynov, “all climbers, all consultants share the view that she is sadly now not alive.”
“We all know the place she is. However it’s unimaginable to get there,” Dmitry Grekov, head of the Victory Peak base camp, instructed TASS.
In response to him, “nobody has ever been evacuated” from such an altitude of the mountain. “It is unimaginable to do it manually, solely by helicopter, and we do not have such helicopters in Kyrgyzstan.”
Victory Peak, additionally referred to as Jengish Chokusu, is the very best mountain within the Tian Shan mountain vary and is situated on the China–Kyrgyzstan border.
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Natalia Nagovitsyna’s husband Sergei died of a stroke in 2021 whereas climbing Khan Tengri (23,028 ft), the very best peak in Kazakhstan, additionally in Central Asia, Russian media reported. The Every day Mail reported Nagovitsyna made headlines on the time for refusing to go away her husband on the mountain after his stroke.
Earlier this month, a Chinese climber died after she was hit by falling rocks on K2, the world’s second-highest peak. In July, German mountaineer and Olympic gold medalist, Laura Dahlmeier, died whereas making an attempt to climb one other peak within the area.
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