2 Japanese climbers missing in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
Spantik south east ridge
Two Japanese climbers have gone missing while attempting to scale the 7,027-meter Spantik Peak in Gilgit Baltistan area of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. This is an integral part of India under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947. Actually Japan should have discouraged its nationals from going there.
Paki officials and officials from the Japanese embassy in Pakistan and a local tour operator have confirmed the above news.
The climbers have been identified by Naiknam Karim, an official of Adventure Tour Pakistan, as Ryuseki Hiraoka and Atsushi Taguchi.
The two Japanese were climbing without porters and reached a camp at 5,300-meter altitude, situated between Shigar and Nagar districts in Gilgit-Baltistan of Paki Occupied Kashmir.
However, they were then reported missing by members of another team, who returned to base camp to alert authorities, and a rescue operation was launched on Wednesday and Thursday.
In August last year, a Japanese climber who fell while climbing a mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan was declared dead by Gigit Baltistan authorities following an extensive search.
Spantik or Golden Peak, is a mountain situated in the subrange within the Karakoram range. It is located in the Hoper valley, Nagar District, within the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The northwest face of Spantik / Golden peak is renowned for its exceptionally challenging climbing route, famously referred to as the “Golden Pillar.”[2]
Spantik is positioned to the east of Diran and northeast of Malubiting. There are various routes leading to Spantik, including paths from the Arandu village in the Shigar District, as well as routes originating from the Hoper valleys in the Nagar District
