Gilgit: Rescue operations are underway to bring down the body of mountaineer Dr. Asma Mushtaq, who lost her life while attempting to summit Spantik Peak.
According to sources at the base camp, Dr. Asma’s body is currently located at Camp 3 of the peak. A six-member mountaineering team has reached the base camp and is preparing to retrieve the body and bring it down the mountain.
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However, the rescue operation is being hampered by adverse weather conditions. Heavy snowfall, strong winds, and poor visibility at higher altitudes are making it difficult for the recovery team to proceed, sources said.
Efforts to bring the body down are continuing, with the team monitoring weather conditions in hopes of resuming the operation as soon as conditions allow.
United Kingdom-based mountaineer Dr. Asma Mushtaq lost her life on Spantik Peak on Thursday, August 20.
According to reports, Dr. Mushtaq successfully reached the summit of Spantik alongside her mountain guide, Akbar Ali. However, during the descent, at an altitude of approximately 6,400 meters, she developed a severe case of high-altitude illness.
Akbar Ali reportedly made every possible effort to provide immediate medical assistance and bring her safely down the mountain, but Dr. Mushtaq could not survive the ordeal.
Dr. Asma Mushtaq was based in the United Kingdom, where she worked as a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Beyond her medical career, she was known for her deep passion for travel, adventure, and mountaineering.
Spantik, situated in Hopper Nagar within Gilgit-Baltistan’s Karakoram range, draws mountaineers from Pakistan and around the world each year. This latest tragedy serves as a somber reminder of the inherent dangers of high-altitude mountaineering and the severe risks climbers face.
Dr. Mushtaq’s death has brought deep sorrow to her family, friends, and the wider mountaineering community, with particularly strong expressions of grief from the people of Nagar and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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