Forward-Looking Infrared Being Used to Find Ali Sadpara & Other K2 Climbers
A special search and rescue mission will use forward-looking infrared (FLIR) by a C-130 aircraft along with four high-altitude porters (HAPs) from Sadpara village to search for the missing mountaineers Muhammad Ali Sadpara from Pakistan, John Snorri from Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile.
A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said, “FLIR will be used for the search mission. High altitude climbers are also engaged for ground search as a result of any location spotted through the FLIR mission. All efforts are geared up for the search of national hero Ali Sadpara and his brave team including John Snorri of Iceland and JP Mohr”.
This photo shows Ali Sadpara and Alex Txikon climb Nanga Parbat in 2019 in search of two missing mountaineers. Dawn/File
Search efforts for mountaineers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and John Pablo Mohr are expected to resume on Thursday, after slight improvement in Skardu s weather.
A special forward looking infrared (FLIR) mission by a C-130 aircraft along with four high-altitude porters (HAPs) from Sadpara village will be used in the operation.
Bad weather in the area over the past four days thwarted attempts for an on-ground and aerial search for the three mountaineers who were last seen near the Bottleneck on K2 on February 5.
Hopes faded Wednesday for three climbers lost on Pakistan s K2 as bad weather halted search operations on the world s second highest mountain. Climbers John Snorri from Iceland, Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile and Muhammad Ali Sadpara of Pakistan lost contact with base camp on Friday, sparking a massive rescue effort that included military helicopters. Two climbers have already died on K2 s treacherous slopes since January, and a third mountaineer was lost during an acclimatising mission on a nearby peak. “No search operation has been carried out since yesterday afternoon,” Raja Nasir Ali Khan, the tourism minister in Gilgit-Baltistan where K2 is located, told AFP Wednesday. “The effort wi.
Foreign climbers end K2 expedition campaign due to harsh weather
Pakistan
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
This handout photo taken on January 16, 2021 and released by Seven Summit Treks, shows a general view of the base camp of Mt K2, which is the second highest mountain in the world, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. A team of Nepali climbers made history on January 16 after becoming the first to summit Pakistan´s Mt K2 in winter.-AFP
ISLAMABAD: All the foreign climbers have ended their K2 campaign after three climbers lost their lives and three more went missing due to extremely bad weather conditions in the area, Geo News reported citing sources.