Overview
- The Adygea MChS detachment located the missing hiker’s trekking poles at the junction of two ridges on Mount Tybgi.
- Rescue teams are beginning targeted checks of nearby rocky couloirs using mountaineering equipment.
- A Ka-32 helicopter conducted an aerial sweep without results, and ground crews have searched both the north and south slopes up to roughly 3,000 meters.
- The 42-year-old Krasnodar resident set out alone toward the 3,064-meter summit on November 17 after camping with a companion.
- Nine rescuers are currently working on the mountain, four more have been sent from Maykop, and reserve inspectors are assisting as deep snow and steep rock complicate access.