GILGIT: A Japanese climber passed away and also an additional was wounded while trying to rise an unrevealed top in Ghanche area. The wounded climber is arranged to be airlifted to Skardu by means of Pakistan Army helicopters on Sunday.
Ghanche Deputy Commissioner Umer Vaqar informed Dawn that 2 mountain climbers, Tamura Shinji and also Samba Takayasu from Japan, were making an Alpine- design climb of an unclimbed top with an elevation of 6,800 meters located in Kanday valley of Ghanche area. While climbing up, both people slid from the rope and also dropped from an elevation of 5,300 meters, resulting in injuries.
Another mountaineer wounded while trying to rise unrevealed top
Mr Takayasu, that endured small injuries, had the ability to relocate his companion, Mr Shinji, to an outdoor tents and afterwards came down to the base camp. A ground rescue group, made up of seasoned high- elevation mountain climbers from Hushy Valley, was sent off …