Summary British mountaineer Vanessa O'Brien says Pakistan army rescued her from a difficult situation
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – World record holder British mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien has on Friday been rescued by Pakistan army in Karakoram. Vanessa said that she was rescued by the army from a very difficult situation, reported Dunya News.
Vanessa wanted to surmount Goodwin Austin (K-2) but got stuck in a difficult situation. Pakistan army’s special aviation ‘Fearless Five’ team rescued her. The British mountaineer currently holds the record of surmounting all the seven continents in least time.
Talking exclusively to Dunya News, Vanessa said that Pakistan army’s ‘Fearless Five Team’ rescued her from a very difficult situation. She told that Nepali and Japanese members of her team suffered injuries while trying to surmount K-2. She told that Pakistan army shifted the injured members of the team to a hospital in Skardu.
Vanessa O’Brien said that it is getting more and more difficult to surmount K-2 due to climate changes and melting ice. Paying tribute to the army, she said that there is no comparison to Pakistan army’s ‘Fearless Five Team’.
