Boston COVID doctor and Harvard lecturer, 56, dies in fall while climbing one of the world s highest mountains in Pakistan
Dr Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev was climbing Pastore Peak near K2 in Karakoram mountains when he went missing on Saturday
His body was discovered on Monday by Pakistani military after apparent fall
Goldfarb and his mountaineering partner were preparing to ascend Broad Peak, world s 12th highest mountain
Goldfarb, a well-respected medical doctor and Harvard lecturer, had volunteered to treat COVID patients from the outset of the pandemic
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Published: 19 Jan 2021 02:55 PM BdST
Updated: 19 Jan 2021 02:55 PM BdST Polish climber Magdalena Gorzkowska attempts to climb the K2 mountain in winter, in Pakistan in this undated photo. REUTERS
Pakistan s military located the body of American mountaineer Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev on Monday in the Karakoram mountains in northern Pakistan, the second death of a foreign climber in the area in less than a week. );
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A helicopter team spotted Goldfarb s remains during a search and rescue operation that began on Sunday, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
He appeared to have fallen off the mountain, Hungarian expedition company Magyar Expedicios, which was supporting the climbers, said in a statement.
The Pakistan Army has recovered the body of an American climber near K2, the second highest peak of the world, making the second death of a foreign mountaineer in the area in less than a week, the media reported on Tuesday.A helicopter team .
Pakistan Army recovers body of American mountaineer from near K2
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A Reuters file photo of the mountains during winters.
This is the second death of a foreign climber in the area in less than a week
Helicopter team spotted American mountaineer s remains during search and rescue operation
ISLAMABAD: The body of American mountaineer Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev was located by the Pakistan Army on Monday in the Karakoram mountains in northern Pakistan, making it second death of a foreign climber in the area in less than a week.
A helicopter team spotted Goldfarb s remains during a search and rescue operation that began on Sunday, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan. He appeared to have fallen off the mountain, Hungarian expedition company Magyar Expedicios, which was supporting the climbers, said in a statement.