THE son of a climber trapped on a snowy 24,000ft peak has claimed his mother is "still alive" - and has pleaded for help to save her.

Attempts to rescue Natalia Nagovitsina, 47, from the lofty Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan were abandoned on Monday due to bad weather.

She became trapped with a broken leg while 22,965ft up on the mountain on August 12.

Rescuers have said they do not believe she is still alive .

Multiple frantic attempts to reach and rescue her have proved unsuccessful.

F ellow climber Luca Sinigaglia, 49, sadly died on his second attempt to save her.

He had brought her a tent, sleeping bag, food, water and a gas cooker to aid her while she waited for rescue.

But while Kyrgyz rescuers have abandoned their search, Nagovitsina's son Mikhail Nagovi

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