GILGIT: Mountaineer Asif Bhatti has started his descent with the help of another climber after being stranded at Nanga Parbat for more than a day.
Mr Bhatti was part of an expedition team which started the summit push on Sunday. He suffered from snow blindness and was stranded at Camp 4 — an altitude of 7,500m. The 45-year-old climber then sought help from mountaineers at the base camp for rescue.
Sources said Mr Bhatti was being accompanied by Azerbaijani climber Israfil Ashuri during the descent after he made contact with the stranded climber. They had reached Camp 3 by Tuesday.
Two Italian climbers were also present at Camp 3 where Mr Bhatti will stay the night. He will continue the descent on Wednesday morning.
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