Fatal Fall on Peak: Japanese Climber Loses Life in GB

Sultan Shoaib

Gilgit: A 64-year-old Japanese climber, Onishi Hiroshi, died after falling into a crevasse on the Golden Peak glacier in the Nagir region of Gilgit-Baltistan.

He was part of a four-member Japanese team that had hired two porters to climb the 7,027-meter peak.

The team reached the summit on July 1, but the incident occurred during their descent on July 2.

The climber’s body was recovered and brought to Camp on July 3. Deputy Commissioner Nager Attaur Rehman Kakar confirmed the incident.