PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Japanese climber has died whereas attempting to scale one of many highest mountains in northern Pakistan and a search remains to be underway to search out his lacking colleague, officers stated Saturday.
Karrar Haidri, who’s the secretary of the Alpine Membership of Pakistan, stated that rescuers retrieved the physique of one of many two lacking Japanese climbers after a dayslong search operation on the Spantik Peak, which is also called Golden Peak.
The climbers have been scaling the mountain once they went lacking on Wednesday.
The Golden Peak is famend for its distinct golden hue at dawn and sundown, making it a well-liked vacation spot. In a press release, Haidri quoted a prime administrator within the city of Shigar, Waliullah Falahi, as saying that the physique of the Japanese climber had been moved to a safer location.
Haidri stated Pakistani authorities have been involved with the Japanese Embassy in Islamabad to substantiate the id of the lifeless climber.
Pakistan’s Alpine Membership days had earlier stated that the 2 Japanese who went lacking on Wednesday have been attempting to succeed in the summit of the 7,027-meter (23,000-foot) Spantik Peak. It had recognized them as Ryuseki Hiraoka and Atsushi Taguchi.
A number of climbers die in Pakistan yearly whereas attempting to succeed in the summit of a few of the world’s highest mountains, together with K2, which is positioned in Pakistan’s north.
