SKARDU: Bulgarian climber Atanas Georgiev Skatov who conceded a fall while descending from camp 3 of K2 summit has been declared dead on Friday after his body was found by Pakistan Army.
According to the sources privy to the details, Skatov had fallen earlier today while making back to K2 basecamp from camp 3 where he’d climbed but on his way back he disappeared.
the mountaineer fell into a snowy ditch where a Sherpa team of mountaineers found his body and tried to recover it but then requested the Pakistan Army for assistance.
Later a Pakistan Army helicopter making it to the spot where Skatov’s body was found recovered it shifted him to Skardu.
