The third member of the group is 37-year-old Sergei Rubtsov from Lithuania.

Related news Climbers, including from Belarus, go missing in mountains of Kyrgyzstan The group arrived in Osh on July 20, obtained border permits and reached the starting point of the route in Kyzyl-Suu River gorge. Their satellite phone failed to connect, so communication was possible only intermittently through a Chinese mobile operator.

The climbers began their ascent on July 27–28. On August 1, all three reached the summit of Kurumdy Peak, which stands at 6,613 meters, via the northern ridge.

Their last communication was on August 2. The group reported that they would be ready to begin their descent at 10 a.m. on August 4.

The climbers’ friends and colleagues have launched a fundraising campaign to help organize the search operation.

The Emergency Situations Ministry continues the search. The operation has been complicated by deteriorating weather conditions, with heavy snowfall and poor visibility in the search area.

Kurumdy Peak is located east of Lenin Peak. It is a mountain in the Chon-Alai Range, situated on the border of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and China. The massif is characterized by narrow ridges, sharp rocky peaks and glaciers descending along steep sections.

Before 2001, expeditions from various countries made repeated attempts to climb the peak but were unsuccessful. The first confirmed ascent was made by a Kyrgyz team led by Alexander Gubaev on October 12, 2001. The route followed the northern ridge at an altitude of 6,096 meters.

Climbing Kurumdy Peak is considered an extremely difficult mountaineering challenge.