Pakistan Army rescues US mountaineer stuck on K-2

Pakistan Army rescued a United States mountaineer Robert Jackson from K2 base camp, who was part of a 27 member team which came on an expedition of K2, starting from June 16.

The 38 year old had reportedly suffered height sickness.

“He suffered height sickness enroute to K-2 summit and was brought to Skardu through army aviation helicopters,” an Inter Services Public Relations statement read.

Further, South African-born Swiss explorer and adventurer, Mike Horn, is also currently in Pakistan in a bid to conquer the second highest mountain in the world, K2.

Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman and the third Pakistani to climb Mount Everest, and her brother, Mirza Ali, are also on a recent expedition to scale K-2.