{"id":131860,"date":"2026-08-25T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=131860"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:13:46","slug":"body-of-us-climber-who-died-in-broad-peak-avalanche-airlifted-from-base-camp-to-skardu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131860\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of US climber who died in Broad Peak avalanche airlifted from base camp to Skardu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GILGIT(National Times)-  The body of US climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who was among the 10 mountaineers who lost their lives after being struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak last month, was airlifted to Skardu on Tuesday and taken to Combined Military Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 members were part of an expedition led by world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja. They were struck by the avalanche on July 30, and later, Purja\u2019s company declared that there were no survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up until now, Geis was one of the last two climbers from the expedition whose bodies could not be retrieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body was found by three local porters on Friday, 22 days after she went missing in the avalanche. The local volunteers had moved the body to the Broad Peak base camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, it could not be airlifted as bad weather prevented helicopter operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was eventually airlifted on Tuesday by Pakistan Army helicopters, Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) General Secretary Ayaz Shigri told&nbsp;<em>Dawn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body was received by ACP officials, district administration, police and medical officials at a helipad in Skardu, he said, adding that it was then transported to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Skardu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body would be sent to Islamabad after the completion of relevant legal procedures, Shigri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Shigri told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;that the search for the last member of the expedition, Nawang Thindu Sherpa, was also under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broad Peak is the world\u2019s 12th highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most technical climbs of all the 8,000-metre-plus ascents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2025187\/body-of-us-climber-who-died-in-broad-peak-avalanche-airlifted-from-base-camp-to-skardu#spatnik-mission-resumes\"><\/a>Spatnik mission resumes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rescue team also resumed its trek at Spantik on Tuesday to recover the body of Pakistani mountaineer Dr Asma Mushtaq, who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2024223\"><u>died<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;while descending the 7,027m peak in Gilgit-Baltistan\u2019s Shigar district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 34-year-old died 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, which is located at a height of approximately 6,250 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to retrieve her body were earlier disrupted due to severe weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACP\u2019s Shigri told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;on Monday that weather conditions were expected to improve on Tuesday, after which the rescue team, comprising six high-altitude porters, would make another attempt to bring Mushtaq\u2019s body down to the base camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subsequently, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar posted on X that the rescue team had resumed its operation after weather conditions improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe rescue team has once again departed from the base camp and is now heading towards Camp 2. The team is moving carefully and will continue the operation as conditions permit. We pray for their safety and success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shigri had told&nbsp;<em>Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;that Pakistan Army helicopters were expected to airlift Mushtaq\u2019s body to Skardu after its arrival at the base camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her ascent, Mushtaq had successfully reached the 7,027-metre summit of Spantik and was in good health at the time, ACP said in statements issued on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, she developed a serious high-altitude medical emergency at an elevation of about 6,400 metres during the descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-altitude sickness encompasses a range of pulmonary and cerebral conditions caused by hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, due to rapid ascent and inadequate acclimatisation to high altitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her mountain guide, Akbar Ali, and expedition guide, Muhammad Amin, immediately came to her assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite the immediate and dedicated efforts of her mountain guides, who provided every possible ass\u00adi\u00ads\u00adtance under extre\u00admely challenging conditions, she could not survive,\u201d Karrar Haidri, a senior vice president for ACP, said in a condolence statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shigri had said Mushtaq was part of a five-member Pakistani women\u2019s expedition team that summited Spantik, which included climbers Zoni Aslam, Zaba Shigri, Shama and Sohana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change-induced shifts in weather patterns have worsened conditions on the peaks of the Karakoram Range in GB, creating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2023166\/avalanche-risk-bad-weather-disrupt-climbing-season-in-gilgit-baltistan\">serious difficulties<\/a>&nbsp;for mountaineers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILGIT(National Times)- The body of US climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who was among the 10 mountaineers who lost their lives after being struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak last month, was airlifted to Skardu on Tuesday and taken to Combined Military Hospital. 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