K2 climbers feared dead

Islamabad: Pakistani military helicopters continued to search for three missing climbers on the world’s second highest mountain K2 yesterday, as hope of their survival faded rapidly.

Muhammad Ali Sadpara (45), of Pakistan, John Snorri (47), of Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr (33), of Chile, were last seen Saturday about noon (local time) at what is considered the most difficult part of the climb: the Bottleneck, a steep and narrow gully just 300m shy of the 8611m high K2 peak.

The spot is just above the ceiling of helicopters, which have been searching for three days now. — Reuters