The body of American climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who died in a Broad Peak avalanche, has been recovered by local rescue volunteers, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP).
The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with a 10-member international expedition led by British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja. Purja’s company later confirmed that none of the climbers had survived.
The bodies of eight expedition members, including Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, were recovered during subsequent search operations. Geis and Nepali climber Nawang Thindu Sherpa had remained missing.
ACP President retired Major General Irfan Arshad Khan said Geis’s body was found on the slopes of Broad Peak and was being moved to base camp.
ACP General Secretary Ayaz Shigri said local porters assisting a trekking team had voluntarily joined the search. He added that Geis’s remains would be transported to base camp and later airlifted to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopters.
The search for the remaining missing Nepali climber will continue, he said.
Separately, a team of local climbers has been sent to Spantik to recover the body of Pakistani mountaineer Dr Asma Mushtaq, who died after suffering a medical emergency while descending the peak.
The ACP said Mushtaq developed a serious high-altitude medical emergency at around 6,400 metres during her descent.
Her family has arrived in Skardu, while arrangements are being made to airlift her body from the mountain’s base camp.
Mushtaq, originally from Lahore, was a UK-based obstetrician and gynaecologist as well as an avid traveller, vlogger and mountaineer. She had participated in several expeditions and successfully climbed the 4,076-metre Musa ka Musallah peak during winter.
