Mountaineers survived Nanga Parbat by sheltering heads inside small opening

There was just enough space for our heads and it was -35C, says Shehroze

The two mountaineers who went missing on Nanga Parbat, Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali, survived the night on the 'killer mountain' by sheltering their heads inside a small opening in the ice face. 

In a video shared by renowned mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara on Friday, Shehroze Kashif explained how the duo were forced to spend the night, at 7,500 metres, as no ropes were fixed.

My friend @Shehrozekashif2 & Kako Fazal Ali telling details about how they survived the night at above 7500m in snow cave as there was no rope fixed. Thanks to Almighty for bringing them back safely pic.twitter.com/Di2owBE0Y8

— Sajid Ali Sadpara (@sajid_sadpara) July 8, 2022

“There was just enough space for our heads, it was -35 degrees Celsius,” the young mountaineer remarked.

He added that when they lay down for the night, the two were not sure if they would wake up. 

The duo was initially reported missing by Kashif’s father when he had lost contact with his son on Tuesday.

The Pakistan Army's aviation team rescued both stranded mountaineers, Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali, from Nanga Parbat and landed at Jaglot near Gilgit, the military said in a short statement.

As rescue operations were underway, the ground rescue team on Thursday established contact with mountaineers.

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The ISPR maintained that army personnel were coordinating the “high-risk” rescue operation to retrieve Shehroze and Fazal who were stranded on Pakistan’s second-highest mountain.