Bad weather hits efforts to rescue 'seriously injured' double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier
Ms Dahlmeier has been stranded on the Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range since Monday.
Military helicopters have been unable to set off due to low visibility and rainfall, said Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government.
The 31-year-old German, who won gold in the sprint and pursuit biathlon events at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, was struck by falling rocks.
Ms Dahlmeier, who also won the 2017 women's biathlon World Cup, was injured at an altitude of about 18,700ft on Monday at noon local time, according to her management team in Germany.
"There is still no clarity on her condition," Alpine Club Of Pakistan vice president Karrar Haidri told the Associated Press.
"She sustained serious injuries, but she has oxygen with her, and injured climbers have been known to survive for days."
The authorities launched the rescue mission after receiving a distress signal on Monday from Ms Dahlmeier's climbing partner, Marina Eva, who managed to descend to base camp with help from rescuers the following day.
Rescue efforts resumed on Wednesday but no further updates have yet been provided.
Other climbers, including two Americans who have been attempting the same ascent, are trying to join the rescue operation.
Ms Dahlmeier will be taken to the city of Skardu when she is rescued, officials said.
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