Overview

• Rockfall struck Dahlmeier around noon on July 28 at approximately 5,700 meters on Laila Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, inflicting fatal injuries.
• Her climbing partner, Marina Eva, issued a distress signal and descended to base camp with rescuers’ assistance, but rescue helicopters remained grounded by low visibility and heavy rain.
• Officials confirmed her death on July 30 and suspended recovery operations in line with her explicit request to leave her body on the mountain.
• International teams of U.S. and German climbers alongside local high-altitude porters were unable to proceed through dangerous terrain dotted with unstable rocks.
• A two-time Olympic biathlon gold medalist who retired in 2019, Dahlmeier had recently shifted her focus to high-altitude mountaineering, including a successful ascent of Great Trango Tower earlier this month.