Pakistan Army rescues six more foreign climbers from K2.
The Pakistan Army has saved the lives of six more foreign mountaineers after they stranded while attempting to summit the mighty K2 mountain, lies in Karakorum Range.
K2, the world’s second-highest peak which stands at 8,611 meters, lies in Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region.
It is also called “the savage mountain” by high-altitude climbers who often face great difficulty in scaling it.
The Pakistani Army conducted three Heli sorties to rescue American, Chilean, Macedonian and Nepali climbers, who were present in the K2 base camp.
The climbers were suffering from high-altitude sickness while trying to summit the K2 mountain.
They called on the Pakistan Army for their rescue which was quickly responded.
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The Army saved the mountaineers and then moved them to a hospital in Skardu.
It is important to note here that on Wednesday last Pakistan Army had also rescued three foreign climbers after they encountered troubles while attempting to mount the K2.
The mountaineers, who came from Singapore, the Netherlands and Ecuador, were rescued by a Pakistan Army helicopter after they fell ill while climbing the mountain.
“I’m Kim and I am from Holland. I had a big fall from a glacier and now the Pakistan Army is rescuing me from the glacier,” she said while sitting in the army’s helicopter.
Few more spectacular views of Mighty k2 Mountain…!!!
📌K2 Base Camp Goodwin Austin Glaicer Karakorum range Pakistan 🇵🇰 https://t.co/7083tLZPNZ pic.twitter.com/tdWOp3lLZs
— Nomad Soul (@ThisGuy_Travels) June 3, 2024
