Russian climbers disappeared while climbing Pobeda Peak in Kyrgyzstan. They have been out of contact for two weeks.
According to the press service of the local Ministry of Emergency Situations, a group of four climbers has gone missing, three of them citizens. of Russia and one came from LithuaniaOn July 12, they set off on a difficult route to the highest point. Kyrgyzstan - Pobeda Peak, the height of which is 7439 metersAnd on July 19th, they made contact for the last time.
It is known that the group was led by a 54-year-old Russian climber Dmitriy Pavlenko, His wife, a 33-year-old mountaineer, was with him Svetlana PavlenkoThe names of two more people are still unknown.
The last few years Dmitriy lived in Bishkek and regularly walked various routes in the Ala-Archa National Park. In 2022 Pavlenko set at the peak Vladimir Fishing season в Kyrgyzstan flag of Ukraine.
Mountaineers from the Mountain.RU website, based on trackers and reports Dmitry tried to guess, what could have happened on July 19.
Climber Baghlan Zhunusov believes that something might have happened at the top of the group:
«A descent from 7300 to 7200 meters in 2,5 hours could indicate that someone in the group was unable to walk, and they were trying to bring him down. Plus, the weather was probably getting worse. suggests Zhunusov. "What next? They probably went down with the avalanche. It's unlikely that any of the guys survived after so many days."
"The helicopter flyover revealed nothing. We carefully examined the photos and videos; no traces, no movement."
Photo: Dmitry Pavlenko's group, missing at Pobeda Peak. Source: Svetlana Pavlenko