BAccording to authorities, a South Korean climber who has been missing since Monday may have died on Broad Peak in Pakistan. As announced by the Pakistan Alpine Club, Jin Hongbin has been missing since the fall of the 8051-meter peak of the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan.news agency Yonhap News Agency The report quoted the Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) as saying that he lost contact with Kim when he descended to 7,900 meters. The Korean had previously ascended the 14 highest mountains in the world as a disabled person.
It is believed that Jin slipped and fell into a crack on the Chinese side of the mountain. Sifat Khan, a senior Pakistani government official, told AFP that it is unlikely that King will survive the harsh conditions on the mountain. “It is believed that he is dead.” According to reports, the South Korean participated in an expedition accompanied by porters. Once the weather permits, the search will begin.
Thirty years ago, Kim suffered frostbite and lost his finger while climbing 6,190 meters high in Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) in Alaska. According to the Alpine Association, Kim is the 44th Korean to reach the 14th highest mountain so far and the 7th Korean.
In Pakistan, climbers often have fatal accidents when trying to climb the country’s eight thousand peaks. An Irishman, a Chilean and a Pakistani climber disappeared this winter when he dared to try to climb K2. They were declared dead and their bodies were never found. A Bulgarian and two other climbers also lost their lives in the K2 winter expedition this year.
