Rescuers of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan have saved two Russian mountaineers who have been stuck in the Fann mountains, Zarafshon Valley in Sughd province.
Ms. Umeda Yusufi, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Committee, says they on September 21 received call from Konstantin Garnali, the head of the group of Russian mountaineers, who asked for help in searching for two Russian mountaineers.
Two Russian mountaineers — A, Kudrin, 58, and L. Pisarchukovskaya, 39 – went to the mountains to take look at the ridge and did not contact at the appointed time.
The search operation was reportedly carried out at an altitude of over 2000 meters and the missed mountaineers were found in nineteen hours. They refused medical care and were taken to the camp. Five rescuers participated in that search-and-rescue operation.
Fann Mountains, also known as the Fanns, are part of the western Pamir-Alay mountain system and are primarily located in Tajikistan's Sughd province between the Zarafshon Range to the north and the Gissar Range to the south. In the east-west direction they extend from Fandarya River to Archimaydan River, and the cluster of Marguzor lakes west of Archimaydan is also included in the Fanns.
