The recovery of Sohail Sakhi’s body brings closure to his family as rescue teams continue efforts to locate two other climbers missing after the deadly Broad Peak avalanche.
The body of Pakistani mountaineer Sohail Sakhi, who went missing after a deadly avalanche on Broad Peak, has been recovered and brought to the mountain’s base camp, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Thursday.
Sakhi was among a 10-member international expedition caught in an avalanche on July 30. The expedition was led by renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and included six Nepali guides and other international climbers.
Seven bodies had already been recovered, while the search for Sakhi, American climber Sarah Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Nawang Thindu Sherpa was suspended last week because of the continuing risk of further avalanches.
ACP member and Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani said local volunteers from Shigar found Sakhi’s body while independently searching the area. Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Bashir and Abuzar spotted the remains and alerted others before helping bring the body down from Camp 1.
The body was found at an altitude of about 5,600 meters and was later transported to Broad Peak Base Camp.
ACP General Secretary Ayaz Shigri said the remains would be transported to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopter if weather conditions permit an air operation.
The recovery was carried out under difficult and unstable conditions on the mountain. Shigri said the bodies of the two other missing climbers have not yet been located. Search operations are expected to resume when weather conditions improve and authorities consider the area safe.
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