Elite climbing team save French woman from Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain'

A french climber stranded on top of one in all pakistan's maximum lethal mountains is secure after a dramatic rescue operation.

The search for her polish mountain climbing associate, but, has been called off.

Elisabeth revol and tomasz mackiewicz have been hiking nanga parbat, nicknamed "killer mountain", after they were given caught at 7,400m (24,280ft) on friday.

An elite climbing crew from poland who have been on nearby k2 rushed to the rescue, scaling the mountain overnight to discover ms revol alive.

Four participants of the crew, who had been attempting the primary iciness ascent of k2 - the second highest mountain within the global - have been added to nanga parbat through a pakistani military helicopter.

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They have been dropped off approximately 1,000 metres under the misplaced climbers' ultimate regarded region.

Denis urubko and adam bielecki started the climb while jaroslaw botor and piotr tomala hooked up a camp.

Contact with ms revol and mr mackiewicz were lost because the crew climbed in the direction of their ultimate recognised region.

Then, inside the early hours of sunday morning neighborhood time, the mountaineering group's facebook page introduced: "elisabeth revol observed!"

Tomasz mackiewicz, however, were separated from ms revol. Earlier reviews said that he had been suffering from frostbite and snow blindness.

Ludovic giambiasi, a pal of ms revol's who had been in sporadic contact together with her, said the climbers might relaxation for an hour or two inside the outdoors earlier than beginning the descent with mr revol.

Bypass fb publish via ludovic"the rescue for tomasz is sadly not viable," he wrote. "due to the weather and altitude it'd placed the lifestyles of rescuers in excessive hazard.

"it is a horrible and painful decision. We're in deep unhappiness. All our thoughts go out to tomek's family and buddies. We are crying."

All 5 climbers nonetheless alive are anticipated to be evacuated by way of helicopter to the city of skardu later on sunday.

A crowdfunding campaign to pay for the rescue strive had raised more than $a hundred,000 (£74,000) by the point the information of ms revol's protection emerged.

Masha gordon, who set up the crowdfunding marketing campaign, posted an update to the 4,000 supporters: "we are crying from happiness".