Climbers caught in rockfall on Mount Archimedes

Climbers were caught in a rockfall on the peak of Archimedes in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Consensus

• Two climbers were caught in a rockfall on August 10.
• The incident occurred on Mount Archimedes in Kabardino-Baltaria.
• The climbers were evacuated by helicopter from a height of 3,900 meters.
• The man sustained a head injury and a forearm injury.
• The climbers had a specialized insurance policy for alpinism in the Caucasus that covers helicopter evacuation up to 1.7 million rubles.

Points of divergence

• The man had a skull-brain injury and a damaged forearm. — vm
• The father and son fell on the eastern slope of Elbrus near the Achkeriakol lava flow, and their bodies were found at 4,200 meters. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• Climbers caught in rockfall on peak Archimedes in Kabardino-Balkaria — Вечерняя Москва
• Climbers caught in rockfall on Archimedes Peak in Kabardino-Balkaria. — Mash

Key entities

• Kabardino-Balkaria
• Archimedes
• Mash
• Caucasus