16:58, 15 August 2025

Georgian climber injured while climbing Elbrus

Rescuers in Kabardino-Balkaria evacuated a 61-year-old mountaineer from Georgia from Elbrus, who needed medical assistance.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, on August 6, a mudflow came down on the southern slope of Elbrus, but the tourist infrastructure facilities are out of danger, the Kabardino-Balkaria Ministry of Emergency Situations assured.

Elbrus is a two-peaked cone of an extinct volcano, the height of both peaks exceeds 5.6 kilometers. Elbrus attracts climbers and skiers from all over the world, as stated in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Elbrus - the patriarch of the Caucasus Mountains".

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Kabardino-Balkaria provided assistance to a climber from Georgia, who was injured at an altitude of 5,200 meters.

The victim, a 61-year-old man, was climbing in a group, with four other people. The climber fell off the slope and injured his limbs, according to the official Telegram channel of the department.

Seven employees of the Elbrus high-mountain search and rescue team took part in the evacuation of the victim. Rescuers took the climber to the Azau glade and handed him over to doctors.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that at the end of July, rescuers evacuated two climbers from the Bezengi gorge who were injured during a rockfall.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/413843