Climber goes missing in GB.

GILGIT -- An American climber on a mission to conquer the Broad Peak has gone missing in Gilgit-Baltistan, a tour organiser said on Sunday.

Alex Goldfarb, a Russian-American, and Zoltan SzlanAAko, from Hungary, had arrAived at Pastore Peak, which is not far from the 8,047-high Broad Peak, for acclimatisation. The two mountaineers plan to attempt an ascent of the Broad Peak in winter, considered a dangerous feat by climbers.

On Sunday, tour organiser Asghar Ali Porik informed local officials that Mr Szlanko had returned, but Mr...

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