Plans are underway to set up a team of four high-altitude porters (HAPs) from the Gilgit-Baltistan region to help with ground activities once the climbers are spotted using aerial search. Photo by Madison Mountaineering/File
The search and rescue operation to locate missing climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr on K2 could not resume on Wednesday as bad weather persisted for the third straight day while the government has decided to set up a team of four high-altitude porters (HAPs) from the Gilgit-Baltistan region to help with ground activities once the climbers are spotted using aerial search.
Rescue operation temporarily suspended as Sadpara, 2 other mountaineers still missing on K2 Dawn 08/02/2021 none@none.com (Jamil Nagri | Sumaira Jajja)
The rescue operation to locate three climbers, including Pakistan s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing while attempting to summit the world s second-highest mountain, K2, was temporarily suspended after it failed to locate the mountaineers for the second day on Sunday.
Climbers part of the search operation, including Nazir Sabir and Romanian Alex Găvan, confirmed to Dawn.com that an operation to locate the missing mountaineers would continue on Monday for a third straight day.
Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and JP Mohr from Chile have not been contacted since the three began their push for the K2 summit from camp 3 at midnight between Thursday and Friday, according to their team.
ISLAMABAD (AP) The search for three missing climbers will continue early today on K2, the world’s second highest mountain, Pakistani officials said Sunday