The image shows the 47-year-old mother-of-one bravely smiling for the camera, her shattered leg stabilised with a spare tent pole. At the time, hopes were still high that she could be saved.

Rescuers today gave up hope of reaching a brave woman mountaineer 'left to die' on a 24,406ft peak.

On Monday, the authorities in Kyrgyzstan abandoned attempts to extricate Natalia, also known as Natasha Nagovitsina, 47, from Victory Peak due to bad weather.

Natalia Nagovitsyna was climbing the Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan, but broke her leg and became stuck.

Mientras su hijo recuerda que “sigue viva”, el mal tiempo y la dificultad técnica del terreno impiden cualquier posibilidad de salvar a la mujer que se fracturó una pierna durante…

The image shows the 47-year-old mother-of-one bravely smiling for the camera, her shattered leg stabilised with a spare tent pole. At the time, hopes were still high that she…