Klyuchevskaya Sopka: Climbers killed during a fall on Russian volcano

At least six individuals have died while climbing Eurasia’s highest active volcano in eastern Russia’s Kamchatka region, local media claim. They said rescuers are unable to reach another six climbers on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano because of terrible weather. At 3,300m (10,827ft) above sea level, two of the climbers are thought to be sleeping in a camp, and at 4,000m, four more are thought to be in a tent.

The climbers are all citizens of Russia. According to local media, the 12-person group, which included two guides, started their ascent to the 4,754-meter summit on Tuesday. But on Saturday, four days later, four climbers are thought to have died instantly after falling at a height of roughly 4,000 metres. Soon after, two more people passed away.

It has been claimed that one of the guides broke his leg, and it was not immediately clear how the other climbers were doing.

Klyuchevskaya Sopka is a part of the natural Volcanoes of Kamchatka Unesco World Heritage Site, and its symmetrical cone soars high above the Kamchatka peninsula. Some indigenous populations regard the volcano as sacred.

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