Japanese climber Onishi Hiroshi tragically died after falling into crevasse on 7,027-meter Spantik Peak, also known as Golden Peak, in Gilgit-Baltistan district’s Nagar region.

Hiroshi (64) was part of four-member Japanese team that had hired two porters for climb. Team reached summit on July 1 and incident occurred during their descent on July 2. Hiroshi’s body was recovered and brought to camp on July 3. Spantik, also known as Golden Peak, is described as “Relatively accessible and straightforward peak” by Adventure Tours company that organised expedition.