Sohail Sakhi Body Recovered After Broad Peak Avalanche Tragedy

Broad Peak – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – Sohail Sakhi body recovered — this news has brought a quiet, heavy relief to Pakistan’s climbing community. The Pakistani mountaineer was one of ten climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Broad Peak. His body has now been found and brought down the mountain, the Alpine Club of Pakistan confirmed on Thursday.

The tragedy struck on July 30. A massive avalanche hit an international climbing team on Broad Peak, one of the tallest peaks in the world. Contact with the group was lost soon after the snow came down.

The team was led by Purja, a well-known 43-year-old British-Nepali climber. His company later confirmed the worst fears. None of the ten climbers had survived the disaster.

For weeks, search teams battled harsh weather and dangerous terrain. Every recovery attempt was slow and risky. Still, families waited for answers.

According to the Alpine Club, Sakhi’s body was not found by an official rescue team. Instead, three local volunteers from Shigar took it upon themselves to search the mountain. Their names are Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Bashir, and Abu Zar.

These men climbed on their own initiative, without being asked. Their courage led them straight to Sakhi’s remains. It is a reminder of how local communities often step up when it matters most.

Once found, the body was carefully moved from Camp One down to Broad Peak’s base camp. From there, plans were made for an airlift to Skardu. An Army Aviation helicopter is expected to carry out the transfer, but only if the weather allows it.

Mountain weather can change in minutes. So the timing of the final journey home still depends on nature’s mood.

Sadly, the search is not fully over. Two more mountaineers from the same expedition remain missing. Rescue teams are still working to locate them, even as conditions stay difficult.

This has been one of the toughest climbing seasons in recent memory. Broad Peak, known for its beauty, has also shown its brutal side this year.

The Alpine Club of Pakistan shared its condolences with Sakhi’s grieving family. They also expressed sorrow for the wider mountaineering community, which has lost several respected names in this single tragedy.

Just a week earlier, on August 6, the bodies of five other climbers were shifted to Skardu. Each recovery has brought a small sense of closure, even amid deep sadness.

Mountaineering carries real risks, and this season made that painfully clear. Yet stories like the Shigar volunteers show something powerful too. Ordinary people, driven by compassion, can achieve what official teams sometimes cannot.

As recovery efforts continue, many are hoping the remaining two climbers are found soon. Families deserve closure. The mountains, for now, remain silent witnesses to this heartbreaking chapter.