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Local Climbers Retrieve Body of Japanese Mountaineer from Golden Peak, More Summits on Nanga Parbat
A week after a tragic fall, local climbers from Hoper Valley heroically retrieve and hand over the body of Japanese climber Onishi Hiroshi from Golden Peak. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues
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by News Desk
2024-07-11
Local Climbers Retrieve Body of Japanese Mountaineer from Golden Peak, More Summits on Nanga Parbat

Gilgit: A week after the death of Japanese climber Onishi Hiroshi, who fell into a crevasse while descending the 7,027-metre Golden Peak, local climbers and high-altitude porters from Hoper Valley in Nagar district successfully retrieved and handed over his body to his colleagues.

The 65-year-old climber fell near Camp-2 after summiting Golden Peak on July 3. Local climbers Mukhtar Hussain, Jafar Hussain, Abbas Ali, Saleem, Mustafa, and other high-altitude porters tirelessly worked over six days to bring the body back to Hoper Valley. They handed over the body to Hiroshi's Japanese colleagues, and it was subsequently shifted to Islamabad for repatriation to his family in Japan.

In related news, two climbers, Salma Masood from Pakistan and Dutch mountaineer Riemerhens Richard, were airlifted to Skardu from Broad Peak by a Pakistan Army helicopter on Wednesday. Both climbers experienced deteriorating health conditions and required urgent medical assistance.

Additionally, nine climbers, including three from Europe, summited Nanga Parbat (8,125m) on Wednesday, following four climbers who summited the peak the previous day, according to Seven Summits Treks. Among the summitters were Vadim Druelle from France and Israfil Ashurli of Azerbaijan, who ascended without bottled oxygen. Others included Viveke A. Sefland from Norway, Thomas Ntavarinos from Greece, Al Harthy Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah from Oman, and Nepali climbers Ngima Wangdak, Ngima Dorchi, Pasang, and Phubadhile.

Earlier, four members of the rope-fixing team, Lhakpa Temba Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa from Nepal, and Dilawar Hussain and Fida Ali from Pakistan, reached the peak.

Skiers Anny Tybor from Poland and Tom Lafaille from France, currently at Camp 2, intend to summit Nanga Parbat without supplementary oxygen on Thursday and ski down.

Airlifted to Skardu

The tour operator for a three-member Pakistani expedition team reported that Salma Masood from Lahore and Dutch mountaineer Riemerhens Richard were airlifted to Skardu from Broad Peak by a Pakistan Army helicopter due to health complications. Masood experienced a decline in health after departing for Camp 1 from the Broad Peak base camp and required medical aid. Similarly, Richard faced high-altitude sickness and breathing problems during the expedition, necessitating evacuation.
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