As reported in Saturday's press-service of Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic, the climbers lost their way at a height of 4.2 thousand square meters, presumably, in the Plateau area of Spartacus Alagir during a snowfall. About this time to inform the team leader, after which he was unavailable.
On Saturday at 06:00 GMT was formed search and rescue team of five people, who popped up in the camp, where she will team up with another group of rescue workers and together they go in search of the missing climbers.
Later in connection with the rescuers went out again the team leader Kazbek Khamitsaev. He reported that the climbers from all right and that they are in the Kazbek plateau at an altitude of 4000 meters. "It is planned that they spend the night there and tomorrow will go to the glacier Miley, where they meet and help rescuers to descend into the plain," - said the press service of Ministry for Emergencies.
