ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army rescued ailing Pakistani and Dutch climbers from Broad Peak in the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.Both mountaineers, Salma Masood and Dutch climber Riemerhens Richard, were airlifted to Skardu by an army helicopter.
Masood had departed for Broad Peak a day earlier but fell ill during the expedition and requested medical assistance.Richard, the Dutch climber, faced altitude sickness and breathing difficulties, prompting his evacuation request to the Pakistan Army.
Responding swiftly, the Pakistan Army sent a helicopter and rescued the mountaineers. Both the mountaineers thanked the Pakistan Army for responding immediately and rescuing timely.Broad Peak, situated in the Karakoram range across Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China, stands as the world’s 12th highest mountain, towering at 8,051 meters above sea level.
Furthermore, army has rescued mountaineer Samina Baig from the K2 base camp in northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region. Samina Baig was leading an international K2 expedition comprising Pakistani and Italian woman climbers.
She had to quit the expedition on July 5 after her health deteriorated, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). An army aviation flight could not airlift Baig because of bad weather in the area and she was now being transferred to GB’s Skardu city via road.
“Samina Baig’s health has improved due to decrease in height, while a team of doctors of Pakistan Army is also ready at CMH (Combined Military Hospital) Skardu,” the ISPR said in a statement. “Samina Baig’s further transfer from Skardu will be decided after evaluating her health condition.”
She is the first Pakistani woman mountaineer to summit the world’s highest peak Everest and K2. She has also scaled Nanga Parbat and the Seven Summits in seven continents.
Meanwhile, Four mountaineers, including two Pakistanis, scaled the Nanga Parbat peak.According to Alpine Club of Pakistan, Dilawar Hussain and Fida Ali from Pakistan and Lhakpa Temba Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa from Nepal successfully summited the peak.
This is the first successful summit in Gilgit-Baltistan this summer season.According to the GB tourism department, over 1,700 permits were issued to foreign tourists to climb various peaks in the region, while 175 permits issued to scale K-2.
Meanwhile, Pakistani mountaineer Salma Masood and Dutch mountaineer Richard have been successfully rescued and shifted to Skardu.The mountaineers had left for Broad Peak a day ago and requested medical aid after falling ill during the expedition.
The Dutch mountaineer experienced altitude sickness and breathing problems during the expedition, due to which he requested evacuation from the Pakistan Army.After receiving the evacuation request, the Pakistan Army immediately rescued the two mountaineers by helicopter.
Both the mountaineers thanked the Pakistan Army for taking immediate action and rescuing them in time.
