Mission Resumes to Retrieve Body of Pakistani Climber Asma Mushtaq

Mission to retrieve Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq's body from Spatnik resumes

A rescue team resumed its trek at Spantik on Tuesday to recover the body of Pakistani mountaineer Dr Asma Mushtaq, who died while descending the 7,027m peak in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Shigar district. The 34-year-old died at an altitude of around 6,250 metres on Aug 20, while descending from the mountain also known as Golden Peak, after suffering from high-altitude sickness. Her body remains at Camp 3. Efforts to retrieve her body were earlier disrupted due to severe weather. Alpine Club of Pakist...

By none@none.com (News Desk)