The son of a stricken climber 'left to die' on a 24,406ft peak has pleaded for help to rescue her - claiming his mother is 'still alive'.
On Monday, the authorities in Kyrgyzstan abandoned attempts to extricate Natalia, also known as Natasha Nagovitsina, 47, from Victory Peak due to bad weather.
She was marooned with a broken leg at 22,965ft on the mountain two weeks ago today - and rescuers chiefs say they do not believe she is still alive.
But her son Mikhail Nagovitsin, 27, has appealed for the Russian authorities to attempt their own rescue.
'I request that the search be resumed,' he pleaded.
