Tom Ballard: 'Killer mountain' search for British climber
Tom Ballard is an experienced climber who has set records for his mountaineering feats
A helicopter search team has been looking for a British climber who was reported missing on a peak in Pakistan. Tom Ballard and Italian climber Daniele Nardi last made contact on Sunday, from an altitude of about 20,669ft on Nanga Parbat. A statement on Mr Nardi's official Facebook page, written in Italian, said a tent and"traces of an avalanche" have been spotted.Experienced Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara, who is the only person to have scaled the peak in winter, is on board the Pakistani army helicopter., Mr Sadpara has announced that a three person tent"invaded by snow" has been detected by the helicopter, after a second search.
The team added that it was"waiting to receive additional photographic and video from the base camp and Pakistani aviation".Mr Ballard, originally from Derbyshire, is the son of Alison Hargreaves, who died descending from the summit of K2, the same year she becameThe 30-year-old climber moved to Scotland in 1995 with his sister Kate and grew up near Fort William in Lochaber.
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