Daily Mountain
47 years, Australia
Last week, three South Korean climbers, led by Eun Soo Koo, were swept downslope by an avalanche on the North Face of Latok I (7,145m) in the Karakoram. Two of them sustained serious back, rib and shoulder injuries.
Bad weather forced the rescue helicopter to wait nearly 24 hours before it could extract the stricken men. Finally, on June 22, they were evacuated to the hospital in Skardu, the last stop in Pakistan before the Karakoram.
Source: https://explorersweb.com
Photo credit: Pakistan Mountain News, Abbas Shah
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