The German mountain Laura Dahlmeier disappeared while trying to climb Laila Peak (6,096 meters) in the Hushy Valley of the Ghanche district of Gilgit-Baltistan, while another was rescued by Army helicopters on Tuesday.
In a statement issued today, the vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), Karrar Haidri, said: “The former Olympic Biatleta and World Champion Laura Dahlmeier suffered serious injuries after being beaten by a rock fall while trying to comply with the Peak of Laila.
“The incident occurred around noon on July 28 at an altitude of approximately 5,700m. Dahlmeier was climbing with his mountaineering partner, Marina Eva, when a sudden rock fall hit her, which resulted in significant injuries.”
He said that the organizer of the expedition immediately alerted emergency services and a coordinated rescue operation was launched with the support of the aviation helicopters of the Pakistan army and the local goalkeepers of great altitude.
He added that rescue helicopters could not land on the accident site on Monday due to the challenging land and adverse climatic conditions.
“The efforts to evacuate Dahlmeier by air continued until July 29 with terrestrial support teams, waiting for a rest in the weather.
“Marina Eva successfully descended to the base camp and it is reported that she has good health. Meanwhile, the worsening of the weather continues to delay air access to the injured climber, leaving the rescue team prepared to respond as soon as the conditions allow it,” said the statement.
A press release published on the Dahlmeier Instagram account said that an elevated helicopter step determined that at least it was “seriously injured” and “there were no signs of life.”
He said he was in the region with friends since the end of June and successfully uploaded the great Torre Trango (6,287m) on July 8, with Laila Peak the second planned objective of the summit.
He said it was a mountain and ski guide certified by the State, an active member of the Mountain Rescue Service and considered an experienced mountaineer and aware of the risk.
GB government spokesman Faizullah Faraq said that an international mountaineering rescue team was supervising the recovery operation and that the escalators experienced in the area were helping in the mission.
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.
