Sad news: Evgeny had a heart attack after the team had arrived to Bishkek. The doctors wrote a prescription with some pills and pressed him absolute bed reste. But he felt better after a week of staying in the city.
And then decline again. The decisions "to climb or not to climb" varied depending on his health state. Nevertheless Evgeny started the route. Yesterday all the team descended transporting the ill climber downwards.
He cannot go unassisted. Evacuation by a helicopter costs 13000$ and is considered as an extreme variant.
Aksu Winter climb Expedition is de-escalated in connection with emergency of Evgeny Novoseltsev.