Pakistan Army rescues foreign mountaineers stranded at Concordia, Shigar points

RAWALPINDI (NNI): The Pakistan Army has rescued the foreign mountaineers stranded at Concordia and Shigar points near K2 base camp in Gilgit Baltistan.

On August 17, 2023, a team of mountaineers including a local guide and one Polish and four British climbers were stranded at Concordia and Shigar points.

Four British mountaineers were rescued from snow-capped Concordia while one Polish climber and a local guide were rescued from Shigar, which is at an altitude of about 17,000 feet.

George Hurst, David Cope, Stephen Ryan and Darren Corby were the British climbers while Adam was the Polish climber who was accompanied by local guide Muhammad Iqbal.

Upon being informed about the climbers being stranded, the Pakistan Army took immediate action and started a rescue operation with helicopters of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps.

All the mountaineers were rescued in critical condition; they had severe breathing problems.

They were timely given medical aid by the Pakistan Army rescue team. They were grateful to Pakistan Army for rescuing them and acknowledged their efforts.