Two well-known Utah climbers are missing in Pakistan, where they were attempting to make a treacherous ascent up an icy mountain.
Advertisement
Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson, well-known alpinists from Utah, were ascending a mountain peak known as Ogre II on August 21 and were supposed to return to their base three days later, an outdoor company sponsoring Dempster said.
In a story September 1 about two well-known Utah climbers missing in Pakistan, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the mountain climber who fell during a similar attempt previous year.
“The search goes on”, he added.
“We have been in communication with the Pakistan military and they assure us that two Pakistani military helicopters will be starting the search”, he said.
Authorities said that a team of local high-altitude rescuers has been searching for the missing climbers for nearly a week but bad weather has prevented them from ascending the peak.
Dempster and Adamson have made careers of climbing peaks from Pakistan to Alaska. Their cook, at base camp, spotted their head lamps about halfway up the peak on the second day.
The government had previously not dispatched a rescue helicopter because of weather conditions, local official Muhammad Iqbal said.
Dempster, 33, and Adamson, 34, were attempting to scale the 7,285-meter peak’s North Face, Global Rescue said. The Utah-based outdoor company sponsors Dempster. He last won in 2013 for a climb he did with others in the same area in Pakistan.
They had been attempting to climb the north face of a 23,901-foot mountain. It is part of a grouping of mountains called Baintha Brakk.
Last year, Dempster and Adamson almost died trying the same climb.
This was not their first time climbing this particular peak in Pakistan. The two friends tried to summit the treacherous north face of Ogre 2 a year ago but turned back after Adamson fell and broke his leg, according to CNN affiliate KUTV.
‘It’s a journey to something that inspires you, ‘ Dempster said.
Advertisement
The two men have rescue insurance but it will only cover a portion of the costs, friends said.
