Gilgit (ENNS) A dead body of Canadian national who was attempting to climb the K2 mountain has been shifted to nearby camp.
The 53-year-old was between camps 2 and 3 on the notoriously challenging 8,611 metres peak when he fell down to death, an official of the Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism department told media.
According to notification by the base camp that the Canadian “had fallen to his death and his body has been moved to advance base camp”, adding that he was in contact with family members.
K2 is the world’s second highest peak and looms over the Karakoram range on the China-Pakistan border.
Nestled between the western end of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush mountains and the Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan has 18 of the world’s 50 highest peaks.
