Pakistani Mountaineer Asma Mushtaq Dies During Descent From Spantik

Pakistani Mountaineer Asma Mushtaq Dies During Descent From Spantik

Mushtaq was originally from Lahore and worked in Britain as a doctor. — Facebook/Asmakhan033/file Asma Mushtaq dies during descent from 7,027-metre Spantik. Mountaineer suffers medical emergency at around 6,400 metres. Alpine Club Pakistan mourns mountaineer Asma Mushtaq’s death. Mountaineer Asma Mushtaq died after suffering a serious high-altitude medical emergency while descending from the 7,027-metre-high Spantik mountain in the Karakorum Mo…

Pakistani mountaineer Asma Mushtaq dies while descending Spantik Peak

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani woman mountaineer died after suffering a medical emergency while descending Spantik Peak in the Karakoram mountain range, a trekking company said on Thursday. “Asma Mushtaq, who had successfully reached the 7,027-metre summit of Spantik, developed a serious high-altitude medical problem at an elevation of about 6,400 metres during the descent,” according to a statement by Karakoram Calling Treks. Asma Mushtaq had climbed t…