Iftikhar Hussain Sadpara
A Pakistani mountaineer has died after an avalanche struck near Camp 1 on K2, the country's highest peak, a local mountaineering club said on Saturday.
According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), the avalanche hit around 2:30pm on Friday and affected four climbers in total.
Two climbers managed to return safely to base camp, while one foreign mountaineer suffered minor injuries.
However, Iftikhar Hussain Sadpara, a climber from Skardu, lost his life in the incident. His body was recovered and brought back to base camp shortly after the incident.
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