Renowned mountaineer Sharif Sadpara went missing after falling into a ditch while scaling Skardu Broad Peak, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday, quoting sources.

Sharif Sadpara was accompanying a team of foreign climbers when he slipped and fell into a ditch from a height of 7,000 feet.

His colleagues – Dilawar Sadpara and Murad Sadpara – tried to rescue him but failed. Sharif Sadpara’s family has appealed the Army Aviation to help rescue him.

Sharif Sadpara had scaled K2 for the first during last summer.

Reporter Faisal Jamil