Authorities verified the occurrence, and as soon as the weather permits, a rescue mission will begin.
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On the 26,000-foot Gasherbrum IV mountain in northern Pakistan, authorities on Sunday reported that a Russian climber has vanished and that two more are stuck there with serious injuries. As soon as the weather permits, a rescue mission will begin.
The climbers were a part of the five-person Russian team that went on an expedition to Gasherbrum IV in order to recover the remains of Dmitry Golovchenko, a fellow climber who vanished on the same mountain in 2023. The team members were Sergei Nilov, Mikhail Mironov, Alexy Bautin, Sergei Mironov, and Evgeni Lablokov.
The crew experienced a "catastrophic event" on Saturday when an ice formation—possibly a serac—collapsed on the summit, according to Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The likelihood of Sergei Nilov's survival "hangs in the balance," Haidri told Arab News, adding that "at this point, he is missing, with no information available about his status."
Haidri went on to say that two of the climbers were seriously hurt in the event. "Their state is critical, and there's minimal chance they'll live past the next day, adding to the already dire circumstances," he stated.
The crew experienced a "catastrophic event" on Saturday when an ice formation—possibly a serac—collapsed on the summit, according to Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The likelihood of Sergei Nilov's survival "hangs in the balance," Haidri told Arab News, adding that "at this point, he is missing, with no information available about his status."
Haidri went on to say that two of the climbers were seriously hurt in the event. "Their state is critical, and there's minimal chance they'll live past the next day, adding to the already dire circumstances," he stated.
Mikhail and Sergei Mironov were seriously injured and were left trapped on the mountain, according to a complaint from Akhtar Shigri, a police official in charge of handling issues pertaining to foreign climbers in the northern Shigar area. He said that on Saturday night, a Pakistan Army helicopter carried Bautin and Lablokov to Skardu without incident. Shigri added, "And today, the helicopter is also waiting for favorable weather in order to look for and recover the remaining three climbers."
The CEO of Blue Trek and Tours, the firm that led the excursion, Hajji Ghulam Muhammad, claimed that the injured climbers were in communication with the other members of the team. "But since they were climbing in an alpine fashion, they were unable to descend owing to severe injuries," Muhammad said to Arab News.
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