The German mountain Laura Dahlmeier, who disappeared two days ago while trying to climb the Pico Laila de Gilgit-Baltistan (6,096 meters), was confirmed dead on Wednesday, according to the authorities.
The mountains in northern Pakistan are a popular destination for adventure tourism, with many climbers with the aim of cumbrar prestigious peaks such as K2 and Nanga Parbat. However, rough terrain and hard climatic conditions create a challenge, which often causes deaths and injuries.
He was climbing alpine style with his partner, Marina Eva, also from Germany. Dahlmeier was at an altitude of approximately 5,700 m when he was hit by the rock on Monday afternoon, while Eva was under her on the mountain at that time.
Despite being injured, Dahlmeier managed to communicate with his partner, but Eva could not reach her. A coordinated rescue operation was launched, which involved aviation helicopters of the Pakistan army and local goalkeepers at great altitude. However, the adverse climate and difficult terrain prevented helicopters from landing at the accident site.
In a statement issued today, the vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), Karrar Haidri, said: “The German Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier was confirmed on Wednesday after a tragic accident of mountaineering in the high mountains of Pakistan.”
He added that “persistent adverse climatic conditions had significantly hindered rescue operations in the days before the announcement.”
The statement said that the president of the ACP, Major General Irfan Arshad extended his condolences to the family, friends and the global mountainism of the deceased during his time of deep loss.
Haidri said Laura died “doing what he loved most: to push his limits into the high mountains.” “His strength, determination and passion have left an indelible brand in sports and mountaineering communities,” he added.
GB government spokesman Faizullah Faraq also confirmed death in a statement,
The dangerous nature of the site caused the “impossible” rescue efforts, said its agency in a statement cited by AFP On Wednesday, which confirmed his death.
“The rescue efforts to recover its bankrupt and the operation was suspended,” the statement continued.
His representatives told Germany Die Welt The newspaper that Dahlmeier probably died instantly, while his mountaineering partner was unharmed and remained in the place.
“It was Laura Dahlmeier’s Express and written Will that in a case like this, no one should risk her life to recover it,” they said.
“It was his desire to leave his body behind the mountain in this case. This is also in line with the wishes of his relatives.”
Dahlmeier, an experienced mountaineer, had been in the region since the end of June and had already risen to the Great Torre Trago.
The German president, Frank-Walter, Steinmeier, issued a statement today by calling Dahlmeier “an ambassador to our country worldwide [and] A model to follow for peaceful, cheerful and fair coexistence through borders. “
The German Olympic Sports Confederation expressed a deep sadness in the news.
“She was more than an Olympic champion: she was someone with heart, attitude and vision,” he said in a statement about X.
Dahlmeier, who was born in the city of skiing Bavara de Garmisch-Partenkirchen, was also honored by the prime minister of his native state, Markus Sobeer.
“Laura Dahlmeier personified her native Bavaria in the best sense of the word: she was ambitious and successful, but she always remained humble and close to her homeland,” he said in a statement.
“Even after his active career, he shared his love for sport as an expert in winter sports, a member of the mountain rescue and ski rescue service.”
He won seven gold medals of the World Championship, and at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, he became the first women’s biathlete to win the Sprint and the search in the same games.
Dahlmeier retired from professional competence in 2019 at the age of 25.
He became a commentator about biathlon events for the German station ZDFAnd he also took mountaineering.
She was a certified mountain and ski guide and active member of Mountain Rescue, according to her team.
Earlier this month, a tourist from the Czech Republic, Klára Koluchová, died after falling into a ravine in the base camp of Nanga Parbat in GB.
Koluchová, 46, was part of a multinational expedition that tried to accumulate the mountain. According to the reports, his health deteriorated in camp 4, forcing it to abort the climb and begin his descent with Nepali Sherpa Taraman Tamang.
