Arabic version: العثور على رفات مالوري غايس بعد انهيار جليدي في برود بيك
According to BBC News, the remains of US climber Mallory Geis have been found after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Geis was among a 10-person expedition on the 8,047-metre (26,400ft) mountain, which lies on the border with China in the Karakoram range.
Local authorities said the bodies of Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy of Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurun of Nepal had also been identified. The Information Department of Gilgit Baltistan said the remains had been taken by helicopter to a hospital for “legal formalities regarding identification”.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan initially reported that four bodies had been located, but later clarified that rescuers had found two bodies and a body part. Several other people were seen by aerial drones, although their condition could not be confirmed before rescuers reached the area. Bad weather has hampered the operation, and the club said one climber’s location remained unknown.
The multinational group was led by Nepal-born climber Nirmal Purja, who climbed all 14 mountains above 8,000 metres in just over six months in 2019. The Alpine Club said GPS trackers from three expedition members, including Purja, had shown movement, but a helicopter could not see anything at those locations. One tracker was later found smashed, and rescuers believed the recorded movement may have been a glitch.
Geis, who US media reported was 39 and from San Antonio, Texas, had described the Pakistan trip in a mid-June social-media post as her “first big kid climbing expedition in Pakistan”. Broad Peak is ranked as the world’s 12th-highest mountain and is regarded as one of the more challenging peaks for expeditions.
