Spantik Expedition Tragedy: Climber’s Body Finally Recovered After 10-Day Ordeal

Snow-covered Spantik mountain peak in the Karakoram range during a climbing expedition

A ground rescue team has recovered the body of Pakistani climber Dr Asma Mushtaq from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Spantik peak. The recovery came almost ten days after she died during a high-altitude Spantik expedition on August 20. Her body was found near Camp 3, at an altitude of roughly 6,250 metres. Background Spantik, also called Golden Peak, […]