The Search For The Third Missing Climber Has Been Suspended In Kyrgyzstan
- 27.08.2026, 9:55
The rescue team accomplished more than anyone thought possible.
The search for the third climber, who went missing on Kurumda Peak in Kyrgyzstan, lasted two days but yielded no results; the search has been temporarily suspended. This was reported on the website created to assist in the search for the men.
“Rescuers examined the icefall along the path where the man’s belongings fell and checked the crevasses in that area. The crevasses are filled with snow brought down by new avalanches. This makes it impossible to locate the body if it is inside a crevasse. Visually, no signs of a body were found on the slope or in the area of the backpack. On August 26, the rescue team’s work on the slope was suspended indefinitely due to an objective danger to the rescuers themselves: rockfalls and avalanches are constantly occurring in the couloir. All rescuers were evacuated by helicopter to Osh. “If a plausible lead emerges as to where to search, they will return,” the search team members reported.
They added that the rescue team had done more than was thought possible when this phase was planned. Rescuers brought the bodies of two climbers down from the mountain and got as close to the third as the terrain would allow.
Search team members also noted that the identification process for the two climbers found will take place on August 27. Therefore, the identities of those found have not yet been disclosed.
“Inaccurate information is circulating online about who exactly has been found. The command center will not disclose any names until the identification process is complete. Until then, any names mentioned in publications or on social media are inaccurate, regardless of who is naming them,” — the rescue team noted.
As a reminder, regarding the operation to recovery of the bodies of two climbers was reported on August 24—a helicopter dropped off a five-person team on the glacier at an altitude of 4,300 meters. On August 25, the bodies of the two men were brought down to the village of Sary-Tash, and from there they were transported to the morgue in the city of Osh. Relatives of the Belarusian climbers flew to Kyrgyzstan from Minsk.
Three climbers—Belarusians Maksim Polyansky, Nikolai Sviridov, and Lithuanian citizen Sergei Rubtsov — were climbing Kurumdy Peak and stopped communicating on August 4; a search was launched afterward, but the process was hampered by bad weather and difficult conditions.
The ascent of Kurumdy (Koromda) Peak, which stands at 6,612.5 meters, is classified as the highest difficulty category and requires serious physical and technical preparation. The first ascent of Kurumdy took place only in 2001, following a series of unsuccessful attempts.
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