North Caucasus Number 34

A special issue of the newsreel "Storm Kazbek" dedicated to the Kirov Alpiniad. North Ossetia. Ruins of a watchtower. The movement of trucks with climbers on the highway. Mountaineers' camp at the foot of Kazbek. Preparing for the assault. Climbers training. Life in the camp. Snow cloud. Buran. The helicopter is in the air, drops the cargo. Experienced climbers mark and pave the way to the summit. The radio operator transmits information. Climbing to the top of Kazbek. Landscapes of Kazbek, including from the plane. Climbers at the top of the mountains, installing busts of Lenin and Kirov, the banner of the USSR.

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