SAKARDU: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif’s father Salman Kashif on Wednesday mentioned that his son and Fazal Ali, who had gone lacking whereas descending the summit of Nanga Parbat, have been traced.
The mountaineer duo had individually summited the Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak on the planet, on Tuesday. Shehroze claimed the title of the world’s youngest mountaineer to scale the Nanga Parbat.
The mountain is taken into account essentially the most deadly and hardest.
Salman mentioned that Shehroze had been seen shifting in the direction of the third camp from the fourth camp.
“Each Shehroze and Fazal are shifting in the direction of camp three,” Salman mentioned.
He, nonetheless, complained that “nobody” helped his son and Fazal and each of the mountaineers are returning on their very own.
Earlier, Salman had mentioned that contact had been misplaced along with his son on his return from Nanga Parbat.
In an emotional video message, Shehroze’s father appealed to the federal government to launch a search operation to hint the mountaineer.
“He [Shehroze] is simply 20-years-old. He has made huge achievements and introduced a very good title to Pakistan,” Shehroze’s father mentioned in a shaky voice.
“Is that this the payback on this nation?” he requested.
In the meantime, Gilgit-Baltistan Dwelling Secretary Iqbal Hussain had earlier confirmed misplaced of contact with the 2 mountaineers.
The official had mentioned that the mountaineer duo went lacking between camps 3 and 4, positioned on an altitude of seven,000-8,000 metres whereas descending the summit. He mentioned that the GB authorities launched a rescue operation shortly after, whereas different floor rescue groups have been additionally alerted.
He had mentioned that helicopters can be deployed if the climate permitted.
Sharif Sadpara goes lacking from Broad Peak
In the meantime, one other Pakistani mountaineer, Sharif Sadpara, went lacking after falling off a “very excessive altitude”, different climbers accompanying him on the summit of Broad Peak mentioned.
Dilawar Sadpara, who was with Sharif on the hunt, mentioned that the lacking mountaineer misplaced steadiness resulting from a powerful gust of wind after they summited the Broad Peak.
He mentioned that Sharif fell on the facet in China’s territory. The mountaineer mentioned that discovering Sharif by means of floor is unattainable, subsequently a search operation needs to be launched by means of a helicopter.
Sources mentioned that Sharif, Dilawar and Imtiaz Sadpara have been on a mission to summit Broad Peak and K2.