according to investigators, denis alimov, director of the elbrus git company, is behind bars. ghest point in russia and europe, 5642 m above sea level, recently after closure. 4000 rub. and what is very important for amateur climbers, the climb to the top takes about 7 hours. on the night of september 23, 2021, a group of tourists, along with guides, 20 people in total, began climbing elbrus. everything went as usual, as usual, we set out in such a way as to meet the dawn at the top, but we did not return back to the camp at the appointed time; a sudden storm prevented us from doing so. at the top of elbrus, wind gusts reached 40 m/ second, which made the frosty -20° celsius deadly, nothing was visible beyond arm's length, and it took rescuers more than 3 hours to reach the freezing climbers. as soon as the signal arrived here, we gave the command, the first group moved through 20 minutes, this is because in these conditions it is necessary. these shots were taken by employees of the russian ministry of emergency situations for kabardino balkaria at the scene of the emergency.