Rescue attempts abandoned for Russian climber who became stranded on a 24,000ft peak after breaking her leg, despite son's belief that she's still alive

Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains.

Attempts to save a Russian climber who became stranded atop a 24,406ft (7,439m) peak in Kyrgyzstan have been abandoned after multiple disastrous rescue attempts.

Natalia Nagovitsina became stuck in perilous conditions atop the towering Victory Peak for over two weeks, after she broke her leg in an accident near the summit on August 12.