The organizer of the Elbrus climb was arrested, in which five people died

"To elect a preventive measure against Alimov Denis Vasilyevich ... in the form of imprisonment for a period of 1 month and 28 days, until November 26, 2021," TASS quoted the judge as saying.

Earlier, the organizer of the Elbrus climb wrote a confession in the case of the death of five climbers.

In the evening of September 23, it became known that a group of 19 climbers on Elbrus needed the help of rescuers.

During the ascent, five climbers died.

Another 14 people were saved.