The summit photo showed a not-so-happy-looking kid wrapped in mountain clothes too big for him, flanked by two adults holding an Indian flag.

Moscow — Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Russia's emergencies ministry said Friday, in one of the worst tragedies in recent years on Europe's highest peak.. Elbrus, a ...

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Five climbers died after they got caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, officials said. The other 14 members of the ...

Mount Elbrus, in southern Russia on the border with Georgia, is in one of the most undeveloped and unexplored parts of the continent. But we were heading into a war zone.

Mount Elbrus has two summits. The western peak stands at 5,642 metres and a wind-swept "saddle" separates it from the eastern summit, which is slightly lower at 5,621 metres.

From top: Mount Elbrus, the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe. Simon Akam's party of skiers ascends the upper reaches of Mount Elbrus, 2017. After the avalanche on Elbrus, 2017. Mr.

Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest peak, Russia's emergencies ministry said Friday. Thursday's incident struck when a group of 19 climbers were at an altitude of ...

A six-year-old boy summited 5,642m Mount Elbrus last week to the delight of his family, which hurried to claim the age record -- to the dismay of most of the climbing community.

Elbrus, a dormant volcano in Russia's North Caucasus region, is the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 feet) and is seeing a domestic tourist boom due to the coronavirus pandemic.