Sadpara and two climbers went missing on Friday night
Sadpara and two other climbers, John Snorri from Iceland and Juan Pablo from Chile, were trying to summit the 8,611-meter (28,250-foot) high K2 mountain, sometimes referred to as Savage Mountain when they went missing on Friday night, according to officials.
Sadpara s son
Sadpara s son, who returned from K2, has reached Skardu Pray for Ali Sadpara from Pakistan, John Snorri from Iceland, and Juan Pablo from Chile who are still missing on the K2 expedition, Karar Haidri, a top official with the Alpine Club of Pakistan said. Meanwhile, Sadpara s son Sajid, who returned from K2 when his oxygen kit malfunctioned, has reached Skardu, local Deputy Commissioner Karim Dad Ghughtai told media.
Pakistan halts search for three climbers missing on K2 2 minutes read
Islamabad, Feb 8 (efe-epa).- The Pakistan Army on Monday halted search operations for three missing mountaineers on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, officials said.
“The search operation has been called off for now. The authorities will decide whether to resume it tomorrow or not,” Abu Zafar, President of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, told EFE
Earlier in the morning, two Pakistan army helicopters resumed an aerial search for the third consecutive day to locate the three missing mountaineers who lost contact on Friday when they tried to climb K2.
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In this Jan. 8, 2020, photo provided by Alpine Club of Pakistan, Iceland s mountaineer John Snorri, second left in front row, and his team members pose for photograph with Karrar Haider, a top official of Alpine Club of Pakistan, center in front row, after a meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan. An aerial search mission is on to find three experienced climbers, Ali Sadpara and his two companions, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr, who lost contact with the base camp during their ascend on world s second top peak in northern Pakistan, official said Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)