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Arab News
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan: A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese climber who was killed on K2, the world's second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, a regional government spokesman said Saturday. Faizullah Faraq, spokesman for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, said the body of Guan Jing was airlifted by an army helicopter from K2's base camp after a team of mountaineers brought it down. Jing died Tuesday after being struck by falling rocks during her descent, a day after she had reached the summit with a group of fellow climbers. Faraq said her body was taken to a hospital in Skardu city and would be sent to Islamabad after coordination with her family and Chinese officials. Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Pakistan Alpine Club, said the body was retrieved after days-long efforts, during which one of the rescuers was injured and airlifted by a helicopter. K2, which rises 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level, is considered one of the world's most difficult and dangerous peaks to climb. Jing's death comes more than two weeks after German mountaineer and Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier died while attempting another peak in the region.
8 hours ago
- General
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan -- A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese climber who was killed on K2, the world's second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, a regional government spokesman said Saturday. Faizullah Faraq, spokesman for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, said the body of Guan Jing was airlifted by an army helicopter from K2's base camp after a team of mountaineers brought it down. Jing died Tuesday after being struck by falling rocks during her descent, a day after she had reached the summit with a group of fellow climbers. Faraq said her body was taken to a hospital in Skardu city and would be sent to Islamabad after coordination with her family and Chinese officials Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Pakistan Alpine Club, said the body was retrieved after days-long efforts, during which one of the rescuers was injured and airlifted by a helicopter. K2, which rises 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level, is considered one of the world's most difficult and dangerous peaks to climb. Laura Dahlmeier died while attempting another peak in the region.
Toronto Star
9 hours ago
- Toronto Star
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese climber who was killed on K2, the world's second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, a regional government spokesman said Saturday. Faizullah Faraq, spokesman for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, said the body of Guan Jing was airlifted by an army helicopter from K2's base camp after a team of mountaineers brought it down.
Associated Press
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese climber who was killed on K2, the world's second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, a regional government spokesman said Saturday. Faizullah Faraq, spokesman for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, said the body of Guan Jing was airlifted by an army helicopter from K2's base camp after a team of mountaineers brought it down. Jing died Tuesday after being struck by falling rocks during her descent, a day after she had reached the summit with a group of fellow climbers. Faraq said her body was taken to a hospital in Skardu city and would be sent to Islamabad after coordination with her family and Chinese officials Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Pakistan Alpine Club, said the body was retrieved after days-long efforts, during which one of the rescuers was injured and airlifted by a helicopter. K2, which rises 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level, is considered one of the world's most difficult and dangerous peaks to climb. Jing's death comes more than two weeks after German mountaineer and Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier died while attempting another peak in the region.
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan's K2
Pakistan typically welcomes an influx of summer climbers from early June until late August. (EPA Images pic) KHAPLU : A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world's second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting today for weather conditions to improve to recover her body. Guan Jing was descending from the summit of K2 on Tuesday night when she was hit by falling rocks, deputy commissioner for Shigar district Arif Ahmad told AFP. 'An army aviation team is ready for the recovery of the body and is waiting for better weather conditions,' he said. According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan, which monitors local climbing expeditions, Guan is the fourth casualty of the country's summer climbing season. Guan was among 30 climbers who reached the summit of K2 on Monday before beginning her fatal descent. 'The incident occurred on the Abruzzi Spur route between Camp I and Advanced Base Camp – a section notorious for frequent rockfalls,' the Alpine Club said. At 8,611m, K2 on the Pakistan-China border sits 238m shy of world-topping Himalayan giant Everest but is considered more technically challenging. Home to five of the world's 14 mountains above 8,000m, Pakistan typically welcomes an influx of summer climbers from early June until late August. This season, four deaths have been reported, including two on K2, one on Nanga Parbat and one on the lesser-known Laila Peak in the Karakoram range where German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier died after being hit by falling rocks last month.
